is Los Angeles considered small? (Jackson: suburbs, area, cities)

[disposable2]

Originally Posted by slo1318

Stupid premise though. Everyone, even Houstonians know LA is much much larger. Even people who dont live in either or are from New York, know LA is the second largest metropolis in the US. Uptown Houston is not big, its barely century city, but with one very tall building.

Did you look at the video, and all the different comments people left? There's some truth to it.

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by disposable2

Did you look at the video, and all the different comments people left? There's some truth to it.

Like what? There really is no way I can see Houston can seem / feel / actually be larger than Los Angeles.

[ImtheBrilliantest]

Which LA are they talking about?

[disposable2]

Originally Posted by munchitup

Like what? There really is no way I can see Houston can seem / feel / actually be larger than Los Angeles.

Of course not because you've seen LA with your own eyes, I was mainly pointing out that perhaps LA's perception to those that have not visited is that of a large city, but not the mega city that it really is; however that becomes apparent once you visit the city.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by disposable2

Of course not because you've seen LA with your own eyes, I was mainly pointing out that perhaps LA's perception to those that have not visited is that of a large city, but not the mega city that it really is; however that becomes apparent once you vise it the city.

How can you quantify that perceptions of the people least knowledgeable of the comparative size of Los Angeles. More importantly, WHY?

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by nslander

How can you quantify that perceptions of the people least knowledgeable of the comparative size of Los Angeles. More importantly, WHY?

Seriously!

[disposable2]

Originally Posted by nslander

How can you quantify that perceptions of the people least knowledgeable of the comparative size of Los Angeles. More importantly, WHY?

Because I'm starting to think that in popular culture especially the young and untravelled have no idea about the size of LA, I'm assuming there are many out there who still think Chicago is the second largest, and some even Houston.

[Velvet Jones]

Originally Posted by reno cowboy

Population wise, it wouldn't surprise me if Houston city passes up LA city within the next 25 - 30 years. Houston is growing by leaps and bounds and no zoning and plenty of room to grow and expand to the North, West, and East. I look for Houston city to pass Chicago city by 2030-2035 and the metro area pass Chicagoland metro shortly after that.

Really? Is that post Mexican invasion?

[nslander]

Originally Posted by disposable2

Because I'm starting to think that in popular culture especially the young and untravelled have no idea about the size of LA, I'm assuming there are many out there who still think Chicago is the second largest, and some even Houston.

And 20% of Americans think the Sun revolves around the Earth. Ignorance surrounds us.

[timtemtym]

As a 17-year Houstonian resident and now a SoCal resident, I can say that LA is much much larger and way more crowded than Houston will ever be.

The city of Houston does have the potential to be larger in population than the city of Los Angeles. Harris County has well over 1 million people living in un-annexed territory. Houston has the right to annex it at any time and may well do so. The actual city limits of Houston don't allow for much more growth without annexation or greater urbanization. Houston only eats areas it thinks can add to its tax base. It used to just annex for the sake of annexation. It does have small fingers of annexed land that allow it to tax residents living in its ETJ (extra-territorial jurisdiction) without making them residents and providing services.

But the urbanized area of greater Houston is about half the size of "Metro LA." Still, there are no mountains standing in its way and Houston ever marches outward and builds more loops like the growing 190 mile long grand parkway...