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New Orleans definitely. Can you imagine what the city would be like if it had a population of 5 million+?
It would not be the New Orleans we know and love, but a watered-down version. Charleston, too. Some smaller, classic cities are great at their current size.
I wouldn't call a larger Pittsburgh a NYC competitor, it would have to have more than just a large population. It would have to have the diversity, economic strength and diversity, prominence and cultural strength in order to compete with NYC. A combo that perhaps only 5 cities have outside of NYC.
Already big but:
SF. People seem to forget that SF's city proper is only 805,000. Imagine if it were 2 million +!
Pittsburgh already has those....sure not on NYC scale...but for a city of 300K in population, Pittsburgh punches far above its weight...
You step foot in the Burgh first thing you'd think is NO-WAY is this a city of just 300K people .
Pittsburgh. It's a city of 300,000 with a reputation as large as Chicago's. Imagine if it actually was the size of Chicago. NY competitor?
Im not putting down pittsburgh but, dont you think its a little "much" to say it has a reputation of chicago? I can think of only 1 person from pittsburgh and maybe 1 or 2 attractions which is far better than the average american. Its no where near chicago's reputation. Chicago is a global city known throught the world, pittsburgh has half of that.
Once again im not putting down Pittsburgh but im pretty sure someone will comment on this saying "SHUT UP Fa* PITTSBURGH IS WAY BETTER THAN SHI*HOLE ST.LOUIS or HEY PITTSBURGH HAS THIS DOES CHICAGO OR ST.LOUIS HAVE THAT, NO I DIDNT FU****** THINK SO". C-D is terrible..... sigh
Im not putting down pittsburgh but, dont you think its a little "much" to say it has a reputation of chicago? I can think of only 1 person from pittsburgh and maybe 1 or 2 attractions which is far better than the average american. Its no where near chicago's reputation. Chicago is a global city known throught the world, pittsburgh has half of that.
Once again im not putting down Pittsburgh but im pretty sure someone will comment on this saying "SHUT UP Fa* PITTSBURGH IS WAY BETTER THAN SHI*HOLE ST.LOUIS or HEY PITTSBURGH HAS THIS DOES CHICAGO OR ST.LOUIS HAVE THAT, NO I DIDNT FU****** THINK SO". C-D is terrible..... sigh
Before I ever looked it up, I never thought about Chicago. The only thing I ever learned about the town was the Sears Tower (now renamed). They don't teach about Chicago out here, but then again I grew up sandwiched between Philly and NYC, and those are the cities that dominate the culture.
It would not be the New Orleans we know and love, but a watered-down version. Charleston, too. Some smaller, classic cities are great at their current size.
Well it depends. If the bulk of the growth happened post-WWII, then they would just be a historic core surrounded by typical sprawl (which is what's happening with Charleston and its rapid growth now). However, if these cities never plateaued sometime after the Civil War and actually maintained decent growth levels, they'd have larger historic footprints. Had that happened, I could see Charleston around the size of present-day New Orleans and New Orleans would be close to the size of Baltimore or St. Louis.
In the Running Is
1. New Orleans
2. Tampa
3. Sacramento
4. Buffalo
5. Raleigh
6. Peoria
7. Savannah
8. San Antonio
None of those! Growth would either destroy their charm and historical fabric (New Orleans, Savannah) or dish out more of the same, as in "no thanks."
The two cities I was thinking of would be:
Pittsburgh - but the infrastructure would be strained - some bridges and freeways are too small, and
Jacksonville - beaches, river, port, interesting geography, but man does it need a cultural boost
I think if Atlanta were bigger it'd be nearly perfect. I might even stay permanently if it was.
The only way Atlanta could handle being bigger is if MARTA was voted in by adjacent NIMBY counties. The city itself cannot exceed its city limits, but can infill, if that's what you mean by bigger.
San Francisco. This city already packs a punch only on 49 square miles.
Imagine how San Francisco would be if it was the size of New York.
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