Indianapolis or Pittsburgh

[Dyadic]

Originally Posted by domergurl

Unigov was created in 1970 ... you are missing my point. On January 1st, 1970, the city of Indianapolis's population increased by 50%, essentially creating a new city. So by my calculations, the city of indianapolis, as we know it is less than 40 years old. Therefore, the city, as it is today, is one of the youngest in the nation. How many other cities increased their populations by 50% via annexation? I don't know ... anyone??? This lends to it's HOMOGENOUS nature ... I'm not saying it's a good or bad. I, personally like cities with character, soul and history, that's all.

Pittsburgh has more character.

You seem to conveniently forget that New York City was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then an independent city), the County of New York (which then included parts of the Bronx), the County of Richmond, and the western portion of the County of Queens. That consolidation doubled NYC's population. Indianapolis just got into the consolidation game late. Also what do you consider flat? You mentioned that Indianapolis was very flat. The reality is that Indianapolis' elevation is higher than New York, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Boston, Seattle, St. Louis, Charlotte.

[domergurl]

Originally Posted by Dyadic

You seem to conveniently forget that New York City was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then an independent city), the County of New York (which then included parts of the Bronx), the County of Richmond, and the western portion of the County of Queens. That consolidation doubled NYC's population. Indianapolis just got into the consolidation game late. Also what do you consider flat? You mentioned that Indianapolis was very flat. The reality is that Indianapolis' elevation is higher than New York, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Houston, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Boston, Seattle, St. Louis, Charlotte.

Thank you for your cut & paste from wikipedia on the formation of nyc please. The consolidation of NYC happened over a century ago. It's still a lot older than Indianapolis.

Indianpolis is flat ... it's elevation is irrelevant .. it's flat until you leave Indianpolis. Pittsburgh has a lot more character.

[peanut33]

So I live in Pittsburgh now but am thinking of moving to Indy to be closer to family. I think I will miss the landscape here. It's really very unique, full of character, and just beautiful. I love the hills Pittsburgh is very old. A lot of things looked run down to me when I first came here because it's all so old. Now I kind of like those things about Pittsburgh -the fact that no two houses look alike. While the landscape is very pretty, a lot of the city seems kind of dirty. I haven't really lived in any other cities, so I don't have much to compare to but I've heard other people make the same comment. If you move to Pittsburgh be prepared for the sports fanaticism. It's pretty outrageous. Don't plan to go to a bar and root for another team. If you like lots of unique little shops and restaurants, Pittsburgh has a ton of that. There are chain restaurants and things but they are more on the outskirts - most of what is in the city is not chain stuff. As mentioned in a previous post, I also hate the smoking situation in Oakland Pittsburgh has a higher smoking rate than other places). I can't make many comparisons with Indianapolis, but these are my general thoughts on Pgh.