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Old 09-18-2011, 09:59 PM
 
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Haha. Just let Dayton be what it is and all will be fine: a good mid-sized regional city. If you try to make it bigger or better than it is, it just gets silly. I would argue the good points, and there are many (see my previous posts).

Just for information: Rand Mcnally has a city ranking system of which Dayton is considered a 2, which are major regional business centers along with cities like Albuquerque, Birmingham, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Spokane, etc.

Ranally city rating system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think it makes more sense to compare Dayton for competitive purposes to cities in the same tier. It will stand up quite well. But I think the 3 C's are in another tier. They are considered national business centers (as opposed to just regional).

There is nothing wrong with a small regional city, btw, and nothing wrong with preferring that. I have met plenty of people who prefer that when looking for a place to settle. Many in Dayton, for example, that I have talked to prefer a city this size because they are from the country or a small town and wanted a city, but are more comfortable with a smaller city like Dayton that has some culture and things to do, but isnt overwhelming to them. Ive also met people who have moved here from bigger cities, and end up loving it for what it is because they meet family and friends and end up making a great life here and prefer the low cost of living and ease of life. Just thought I would throw in some perspective.

I think "best" is relative as well. Dayton has some good quality clubs and restaurants that will stand up quite well to individual clubs and restuarants in any of Ohio's bigger cities. If you are talking about entertainment districts as a whole and a lot of options and large quantity are important to you, then you are going to have more options, diversity, and bigger entertainment districts hopefully in larger cities, that's just a given. So i go back to my original point: just let Dayton be what it is and enjoy that!
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Old 09-21-2011, 08:24 AM
 
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So i go back to my original point: just let Dayton be what it is and enjoy that!
there is something within nikolaseposter that just won't allow him to leave dayton at that.
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