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View Poll Results: Most influential city of the 20th century?
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Los Angeles
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18 |
11.61% |
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San Francisco
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7 |
4.52% |
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Dallas
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2 |
1.29% |
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Boston
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2 |
1.29% |
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New york city
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65 |
41.94% |
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Philadelphia
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3 |
1.94% |
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Washington D.C.
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14 |
9.03% |
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Chicago
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8 |
5.16% |
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Detroit
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8 |
5.16% |
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Cleveland
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1 |
0.65% |
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Houston
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10 |
6.45% |
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Seattle
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5 |
3.23% |
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Memphis
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0 |
0% |
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Baltimore
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2 |
1.29% |
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Pittsburgh
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3 |
1.94% |
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Nashville
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1 |
0.65% |
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Birmingham
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2 |
1.29% |
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Memphis
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0 |
0% |
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St. louis
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4 |
2.58% |
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01-27-2008, 12:47 PM
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Location: Chicago
395 posts, read 1,270,896 times
Reputation: 192
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New York: finance, business, culture, economic engine
Detroit: Automotive industry
D.C: Politics
San Jose/San Fran: Information Technology
Houston: Oil/Space industry
LA: Film and Entertainment industry (has inspired the world and changed the way we look at life and entertainment)
Chicago: Making america badass  |
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01-27-2008, 12:48 PM
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Location: Washington
58 posts, read 48,462 times
Reputation: 15
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am I surprised that NYC is at the top like always? No not really.
20th Century -- NYC
NYC will still be ranked as 21st century most influential city too. It seems pretty practical 
Proudnessssss |
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01-27-2008, 03:44 PM
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Location: Southeast Missouri
5,812 posts, read 17,392,104 times
Reputation: 3367
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St. Louis did invent thin-crust, provel-covered pizza, toasted ravioli, gooey butter cake, the ice cream cone, the hotdog bun, but that doesn't mean it's more influential. It does have one of the oldest baseball teams which was the westernost MLB team until 1955. It is known for Blues music, and its hockey team is named after that. It has a lot of old, beautiful buildings, many of which are being rehabbed. It's where the Dredd Scott trial took place.
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02-16-2008, 12:12 AM
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106 posts, read 445,402 times
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I agree how could it be anywhere but Washington DC?
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02-16-2008, 04:13 AM
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Location: New England & The Maritimes
2,116 posts, read 4,435,812 times
Reputation: 1114
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Most influential city of the 17th century: Boston.
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02-16-2008, 05:05 AM
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Location: ✶✶✶✶
15,070 posts, read 27,745,130 times
Reputation: 10536
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigdave01
LOL, Houston is winning?
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Can anyone tell us what was the first word uttered on the moon? (Hint: it wasn't "Omaha.")
Then there's all that oil Americans consume....and it goes through -- where again? Milwaukee? If only oil was beer....
I don't think Houston was more influential than NYC or LA (mainly because of Hollywood), but don't be so surprised to see it getting some votes. |
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02-16-2008, 10:27 AM
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Location: moving again
4,382 posts, read 15,786,512 times
Reputation: 1649
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jfre81
Can anyone tell us what was the first word uttered on the moon? (Hint: it wasn't "Omaha.")
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i had no idea saying the word "houston" on the moon meant it was the most influential city in the 20th century 
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Then there's all that oil Americans consume....and it goes through -- where again? Milwaukee? If only oil was beer....
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oh, so all of our oil comes from Houston? another thing i didn't know!
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I don't think Houston was more influential than NYC or LA (mainly because of Hollywood), but don't be so surprised to see it getting some votes.
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i can't see how Houston is very influential. i have a feeling a lot of those Houston Votes are from very biased people for some odd reason
nothing against Houston or anything |
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02-16-2008, 12:35 PM
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Location: Europe
160 posts, read 298,740 times
Reputation: 102
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Moscow, Russia.  |
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02-16-2008, 01:11 PM
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Location: Baton Rouge
369 posts, read 1,545,066 times
Reputation: 207
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I love how New Orleans never makes these types of polls, even though it was one of the most important ceters of commerce of the country for more than half of the 20th century, and to a lesser extent, even today.
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02-16-2008, 01:49 PM
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Location: Alabama!
5,930 posts, read 16,719,132 times
Reputation: 4540
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ATLANTA is not on the list?
Nor DECATUR? With 17 states with Decatur, you'd think one would have made it.  |
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