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How dare people downplay Chicago as one of the world's top financial centers. CME and CBOT are one of the most important exchanges in the world and for these two exchanges, Chicago easily ranks as one of the busiest trading centers in the world. Chicago might not have big names HQ'd there, but all major financial services companies around the world have offices in Chicago.
For example, JP Morgan Chase has its corporate headquarters in NYC, but their retail financial services and commercial banking headquarters are in Chicago (read JP Morgan Chase website).
As a native of Chicago I will honestly say it's the only city in the Us you can really compare to New York. Sure LA is the second largest City in the Us, but will never have that big city urban feel. Yes New York is the undisputed Alpha city in the US, but Chicago can compare in many aspects. Skyline,Waterfront,public transit, pizza, hotdogs, zoos, museums, blues and jazz, sports, climate, gangs, amusement parks, brownstones, airports, racial diversity, famous newspaper, Oprah and Donald Trump, fishing, parks, shopping , nightlife.
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I've always viewed Chicago as a mini New York City, but absolutely can't rival New York City in greatness or size. Like how a giraffe is bigger than a bull.
I've always viewed Chicago as a mini New York City, but absolutely can't rival New York City in greatness or size. Like how a giraffe is bigger than a bull.
I would think Philly is more of a "mini new york" than Chicago
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By feel Philadelphia has more in common with New York, but Philadelphia has an identity, its historically one of a kind and for that reason alone its not like New York in any regard. Philadelphia probably has the most similarities with New York, given they're so close, similar layout, & both Mid-Atlantic Cities but Philadelphia is still its own.
Chicago has similarities with Philadelphia & New York, but its a completely different type of city, by feel, look, layout, & just about everything in general is different in many ways.
I would think Philly is more of a "mini new york" than Chicago
I don't think I'd ever refer to Chicago as "mini". It's a massive world city. There's nothing mini -- even in relative terms to New york-- or even Tokyo-- about Chicago. It's a metro area of 9M+ people. Everything about Chicago is big.
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