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Philly always baffled me. Historically speaking, it technically should be America's most important city. History is a funny beast.
I'm not sure if historically that was really so likely simply because of geography. NYC probably didn't necessarily have to surpass Philadelphia as early as it did and if Philly had been the nation's capital, then Philly would have retained its preeminent status for much longer. However, there is an issue in having kept that status indefinitely because NYC was at the mouth of the Hudson River and the Erie Canal that was pretty much the only viable access to the interior before the massive advancement of railroads was such a massive economic boon to NYC.
Philadelphia will likely be seeing some accelerated growth in the near future though.
I thought this Photo by Jeffrey Scott Will from Flickr was a good illustration of how busy DT Seattle is right now:
Fantastic picture of Seattle, the city is very photogenic. It always appears very large to. I was just comparing the pic of Seattle and LA.
Im looking at buildings on SSP, of the top 50 tallest between LA and Seattle, LA has a 30-20 advantage, but its hard to see in the pics.
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