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Not at all. When Tampa was settled in 1823, Charleston (founded in 1670) and New Orleans (founded in 1718) were among the top 10 largest cities in the country.
Thanks Mutiny77. I knew Savannah, and Charleston was some of the very first cities established the South. Not sure why I thought Tampa was one of them.
Thanks Mutiny77. I knew Savannah, and Charleston was some of the very first cities established the South. Not sure why I thought Tampa one of them.
Yeah, St. Augustine would be Florida's answer to Savannah, Charleston, and NOLA in the age department (or vice versa, since St. Augustine is older than them), although it never became as large as them.
Yeah, St. Augustine would be Florida's answer to Savannah, Charleston, and NOLA in the age department (or vice versa, since St. Augustine is older than them), although it never became as large as them.
It's still amazes me just out old these cities are, and what if like you said Charleston grew to be as large as New Orleans. Or if Houston never existed with Galveston being the only city in that area.
It's still amazes me just out old these cities are, and what if like you said Charleston grew to be as large as New Orleans. Or if Houston never existed with Galveston being the only city in that area.
I think what sucks is that St. Augustine and New Orleans both had so many of their pre-19th century buildings destroyed.
San Antonio did a great job in preserving it's buildings, just sad that some cities across the U.S destroyed some of their past in order to make way for something that wasn't necessary. But glad cities especially Houston looked at their mistakes and make way for density.
Richmond is super cool, but a bit too north. Not sure if southerners would move there as a southern destination. It seems more like a place that northerners might move to, than southerners might move to.
New Orleans SHOULD be more competitive with Atlanta and such.
Nashville is a great contender for a next Atlanta.
Jacksonville....I can't see it with that city.
Louisville is another super cool city much like Richmond, but I see it more as a regional hub. I think it is also too cold and too far north, for most southerners to gravitate towards.
Raleigh...too suburban.
Birmingham...not sure.
Memphis...nah....that one's time has passed, I can't see what the attraction would be for that one.
Richmond is super cool, but a bit too north. Not sure if southerners would move there as a southern destination. It seems more like a place that northerners might move to, than southerners might move to.
New Orleans SHOULD be more competitive with Atlanta and such.
Nashville is a great contender for a next Atlanta.
Jacksonville....I can't see it with that city.
Louisville is another super cool city much like Richmond, but I see it more as a regional hub. I think it is also too cold and too far north, for most southerners to gravitate towards.
Raleigh...too suburban.
Birmingham...not sure.
Memphis...nah....that one's time has passed, I can't see what the attraction would be for that one.
Seriously? LOL...that hasn't stopped Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, etc.
I think it's gotta be Nashville. It may never be on the level of cities like Houston or Atlanta, but it's easily the go-to city of the Mid-South, and while a rung lower than Charlotte, may one day at least be compared favorably to it.
New Orleans is what it is. It's probably never going to even flirt with a 2M metro in any of our lifetimes, but it has the reputation of a city twice its size. It's always going to be a major tourism hub, but probably will never outgrow its niche.
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