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No logical person tries to push Atlanta on the level of NYC, CHI or LA. Additionally, no logical person would place Nashville in the league with ATL or even Minneapolis.
Ding, ding, ding, ding!
Not one person from Atlanta has even attempted to align us with the likes of NYC, Chicago or L.A. That would be delusional.
The oft repeated claims of Atlantan's being overzealous homers & boosters here is a straw man 99% of time, however. Defending a place you care about is not the same thing at all, but you would never know it here.
People have been making ridiculous assertions about Nashville being a better nightlife destination, being able to attract and secure more exclusive dining ( chefs), calling Atlanta Laid back, and so on throughout the duration of this thread. Then the county argument gets brought into it. I just had to set the record straight, I’m not even an Atlanta homer, my roots are originally in NY. But I have enough roots and live here now, so I can’t let things go unchecked.
Yes, some ridiculous Atlanta folk might think Atl is up there with those cities you mentioned, but I don’t see too much of ppl from Atlanta pretending it to be more exciting, have more dining or nightlife options, while those bigger cities are “laid back.” If anything, people simply point out that Atlanta is sort of close to those cities in name recognition and functions similarly to them as a regional hub. We compete with Houston, Miami and Dallas for the most part.
Yes, I understand Nashville is a hot spot right now, but it hasn’t surpassed 2 million and not even 1 million in the urban core, it shouldn’t be compared to these two cities as far as what is offered. Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Cleveland are cities that Nashville better contend with. Not saying any metro should feel threatened, but people need a dose of reality sometimes.
I get your laid back point though, Atlanta is not a laid back city by no means and that makes no sense. As far as Nightlife, that's debatable... DT Nashville is a party scene regardless and there's all kinds of Night life of different verity across both cities in different districts of both. Some big time dining has been coming and is also on the way to Nashville, dining only found in the big boy Cities mainly in the exclusive I have noticed lately. I would hope we all have some common sense and can see past all the Fluff though, I hope!!! As far as the NYC, CHI, and LA comparison, I mentioned that because some would say we could punch on that level just because we have Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, which is the world busiest and our Marta HRT, at the very least flirt with it so yes some have made that comparison or have flirted with the big boy league when it comes to Atlanta. After 2018 I see some promising thinks coming to Nashville in the Transit department though.
Even though metro Atlanta is significantly larger than the metro Twin Cities, Minneapolis is still a much more urban central city. It is nearly twice as dense as Atlanta and will probably end up adding nearly 1000 ppsm by the time the decade is over. Atlanta is more like St Paul when it comes to city neighborhoods outside the high rise areas.
These are density maps from 2010, both maps are at the same scale.
I get your laid back point though, Atlanta is not a laid back city by no means and that makes no sense. As far as Nightlife, that's debatable... DT Nashville is a party scene regardless and there's all kinds of Night life of different verity across both cities in different districts of both. Some big time dining has been coming and is also on the way to Nashville, dining only found in the big boy Cities mainly in the exclusive I have noticed lately. I would hope we all have some common sense and can see past all the Fluff though, I hope!!! As far as the NYC, CHI, and LA comparison, I mentioned that because some would say we could punch on that level just because we have Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, which is the world busiest and our Marta HRT, at the very least flirt with it so yes some have made that comparison or have flirted with the big boy league when it comes to Atlanta. After 2018 I see some promising thinks coming to Nashville in the Transit department though.
Atlanta is already a “big boy” city, no one would say Atlanta is one the level of the 3 cities you mention overall.
However, Atlanta has some of the same things as those cities by virtue of being a metro of 6 million and domanimating and being an anchor city for the whole southeast region of the US. Nashville hasn’t even definitively dominated Tennessee... yet.
Atlanta is already a “big boy” city, no one would say Atlanta is one the level of the 3 cities you mention overall.
However, Atlanta has some of the same things as those cities by virtue of being a metro of 6 million and domanimating and being an anchor city for the whole southeast region of the US. Nashville hasn’t even definitively dominated Tennessee... yet.
Nashville most definitely has dominated Tennessee...
Atlanta is already a “big boy” city, no one would say Atlanta is one the level of the 3 cities you mention overall.
However, Atlanta has some of the same things as those cities by virtue of being a metro of 6 million and domanimating and being an anchor city for the whole southeast region of the US. Nashville hasn’t even definitively dominated Tennessee... yet.
I was agreeing with you to a certain extent but now your motivies are not adding up either and some of what you are saying isn't making sense. Your trying to fluff up one to minimise another, let's not go down this road today,,, both these cities can hold their own..Let me be specific in my definition of a Big boy cities, which are the Tier 1 cities , examples NYC's, Chicago's, LA's,, Atlanta is not on that level..
Nashville most definitely has dominated Tennessee...
Don’t forget Memphis....
Minneapolis for me.
Four seasons and friendly people.
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