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I'd argue Kansas City and Omaha to be very similar cities. Both heavily involved in the meat-packing industry, both known for their quality meats...KC bbq and Omaha steaks, both on the Missouri River, etc. Though I could also argue Omaha is very similar to Des Moines as well.
Cleveland is not fairly flat I don't know where you're getting that idea. Compared to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh I would agree, but Cleveland has plenty of hills, particularly on the East side. Chagrin Falls is very hilly.
Cleveland is fairly flat. There are some ravines which cut their way through the city (most notably around the Cuyahoga River) but the neighborhoods themselves have very little topographic relief.
Chagrin Falls is a suburb and not part of Cleveland at all.
Columbus and Indianapolis is a good comparison. Cleveland and Pittsburgh maybe. St. Louis has the most southern and country influence of any of these making it tough to compare really.
Columbus and Indianapolis is a good comparison. Cleveland and Pittsburgh maybe. St. Louis has the most southern and country influence of any of these making it tough to compare really.
Don't even start. St. Louis is not "southern" and it is not "country." Its rich history of industrialization and mass immigration from many corners of Europe, as well as a logistics-based economy established since before the Civil War, ensure that it is neither country nor southern by any measure. There are influences, but they're about as prevalent as they are in, say, Columbus. The only "country" part of the greater StL area is found in the Jefferson County and Illinois exurbs.
St Louis / Cincinnati
Kansas City / Omaha (although KC is much larger, dense core, river city, sprawling metro, similar topography)
Indianapolis / Des Moines (although Indy is much larger, low density core and metro, flat, small river running through)
Milwaukee / Cleveland (industrial lake cities, I feel they are similar even though Cleveland is larger and more industrial)
St Paul / Columbus (maybe it's just the river fronts, not sure, but feel they are similar at least downtown)
Peoria / Tulsa (OKC not in midwest, but tulsa seem midwestern, simlar in size and feel, mid sized river)
Fort Wayne / Wichita (similar topography, similar size, similar importance)
Chicago and Minneapolis are the two big urban centers, but Chicago is in a different league.
1. Great Plains cities: Minneapolis, Kansas City, Omaha. Sprawling, mostly Evangelical, mostly White, not much heavy industry
2. Mid-Sized, Rust Belt: Cleveland, Milwaukee, St. Louis. Large Catholic populations, ethnic immigrant centers, Great Migration destinations, blue collar, fallen on hard times, but rising again
3. Midwest Metropolis: Chicago, Detroit. Mega-cities compared to the others; have more wealth in their regions than the others, although more poverty and crime as well.
4. Shining capitals: Indianapolis, Columbus, Madison. All have seen lots of state investment dollars due to their being the state capital. Sprawling, centrally located, not traditional centers of industry in their states.
Interesting note on Cleveland vs Pittsburgh topography. The counties of both cities have altitude differentials (hightest point - lowest point) that are pretty much the same.
Cleveland: 1287 - 570 = 717 ft for Cuyahoga
Pittsburgh: 1420 - 690 = 730 ft for Allegheny
Cuyahoga county has plenty of hills, in fact, even Cleveland has a few hills comparable to Pittsburgh, they're just not downtown, they're south of downtown about 6 miles. Check out the view on I-480 as you head west into the I-77 interchange, just before you go over the I-480 bridge over the valley. That bridge itself is about 200ft above the valley floor. Technically though, that view is in Garfield Heights, an inner ring suburb.
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