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...lol, why are you hesitant to include LA but not Chicago?
If I were coming from a major European or Asian city, I find LA's transit, architecture, and cultural institutions and nightlife lacking. This is less true for Chicago.
If I were coming from a major European or Asian city, I find LA's transit, architecture, and cultural institutions and nightlife lacking. This is less true for Chicago.
So what does DC leave wanting for a world class designation?
So what does DC leave wanting for a world class designation?
Too much Federal Towne, not enough sexy. It's getting there, though.
Also, while the government is clearly influential, DC itself isn't particularly influential in its region. Take Go-Go, for example. It's popularity doesn't even extend it to Baltimore.
No, only NYC. The rest are so close to each other and multiple other metros in the US in some way or other that there is essentially no point in the designation.
I agree.
Maybe add in Los Angeles too. I don't think the world needs more than 10-15 of these types of cities but if we loosen the definition and standards, then maybe 25 or so.
All of the cities on this list have enough cultural institutions, high ranking educational/research institutions, transit (well, LA not so much outside of the bus system and SF is a little lacking compared to NYC, DC, and Chicago), great architecture, big diversity, large and diverse economies, world influence on some sort of level whether it's economics, culture, or govt, etc. All of these five cities to me are world class for those reasons. I think you'd be hard pressed to look at any of these cities and not be able to find some amazing cultural institutions, for example, or very large and diverse economies, or some sort of influence at some level.
Maybe add in Los Angeles too. I don't think the world needs more than 10-15 of these types of cities but if we loosen the definition and standards, then maybe 25 or so.
I agree with this. I would be okay even to say that ONLY NYC and Los Angeles are truly world class. To me, world class means the top cities in the world. NYC, Los Angeles, definitely. San Francisco and Chicago...sure. Washington DC, Boston, and Philadelphia...maybe. Portland, Austin, Seattle...three of America's best cities but world class they are not.
If I were coming from a major European or Asian city, I find LA's transit, architecture, and cultural institutions and nightlife lacking. This is less true for Chicago.
Then clearly you haven't experienced LA in the right way.
Then clearly you haven't experienced LA in the right way.
Where would one go to find great architecture in LA?
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