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Well, if you read through the thread it's clear he means Northeastern metros (including Maryland and DC). Perhaps the thread title should be changed but otherwise the OP clarified what he meant, so there's any need to argue
I was arguing the OP's definition that the East Coast ends at DC and that the Southern half of the East Coast is the South, and not part of the East Coast. I did understand the original point of the post, and while I think the title should be different, this simply isn't the first poster I've seen who thinks the East Coast ends halfway down the coast and frankly I don't understand that logic.
Well, you should because your thread is now kind of misleading, then there's the fact that you think the East Coast stops at DC.
Want to get technical? There aren't any large metros on the east coast south of D.C. anyways. With the exception of maybe Jacksonville, and maybe Miami, but it borders the Carribbean. Really, if you know what I meant then just stay on topic please. These kind of remarks derail a thread.
And once you get west of Chicago, the Midwest is hardly Rust Belt at all.
I kindly disagree. That influence can be found in Northern Illinois and Eastern Iowa - as Rockford, Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo are still very industrial and assimilate to the Great Lakes rust belt culture.
I kindly disagree. That influence can be found in Northern Illinois and Eastern Iowa - as Rockford, Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo are still very industrial and assimilate to the Great Lakes rust belt culture.
I was generalizing, but yes, you're right. I don't know about Cedar Rapids though. Waterloo is iffy too.
I kindly disagree. That influence can be found in Northern Illinois and Eastern Iowa - as Rockford, Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo are still very industrial and assimilate to the Great Lakes rust belt culture.
True, pretty much all of the Quad Cities are rust belt. I'd also add St. Louis to that list.
The OP seems to be comparing the BosWash Megalopolis Vs the ChiPitts one. Nothing wrong with that. I''m sure the general populace would assume that when you say East Coast you mean the Northeast. The only Southern City that is really on the coast like the Big Four in the Northeast would be MIA and Charleston. Atlanta is too far inland to be an East Coast City. But the State of Georgia does border the coast, can't argue with geography on that point.
Want to get technical? There aren't any large metros on the east coast south of D.C. anyways. With the exception of maybe Jacksonville, and maybe Miami, but it borders the Carribbean. Really, if you know what I meant then just stay on topic please. These kind of remarks derail a thread.
What's wrong with bordering the Caribbean? I'd see that as a plus, personally. For one, it shows the diversity of the East Coast.
You forgot to include Richmond and Norfolk. Richmond could be equivalent to Louisville, while Norfolk could be equivalent to Kansas City. Richmond and Louisville are located on a river and both have southern influences but located just outside of the Southern region, while Norfolk and Kansas City have equal populations, an industrial history and are located at the edge of both regions.
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