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If Anchorage and Juneau had a baby, she'd be a product of a broken home fairly quickly. Just kidding. If Anchorage and Ketchikan had a baby, she'd be Juneau.
I can't think of one thing Denver and Atlanta have in common - this makes no sense.
They are both state capitals.
The State Capitol building in each is topped with a golden dome.
While neither is a huge city, each is the largest city in its state, and a regional hub.
Both have Major League Baseball teams, NFL football teams, and NBA basketball teams.
Both are inland cities that are not river ports, and that were founded shortly before the Civil war. The initial prosperity of each was linked to railroads.
Each is the see city of a Catholic Archdiocese.
Each has a long-established and (for its region) sizable Jewish community.
The State Capitol building in each is topped with a golden dome.
While neither is a huge city, each is the largest city in its state, and a regional hub.
Both have Major League Baseball teams, NFL football teams, and NBA basketball teams.
Both are inland cities that are not river ports, and that were founded shortly before the Civil war. The initial prosperity of each was linked to railroads.
Each is the see city of a Catholic Archdiocese.
Each has a long-established and (for its region) sizable Jewish community.
Shall I go on?
Their cultural vibes, aesthetics, demographics, and histories are nothing alike, though. A lot of those similarities are pretty trivial.
I'd say the Denver of the South would be Austin, and the Atlanta of the West would be Oakland (though a case could be made for LA or even Las Vegas).
Their cultural vibes, aesthetics, demographics, and histories are nothing alike, though. A lot of those similarities are pretty trivial.
I'd say the Denver of the South would be Austin, and the Atlanta of the West would be Oakland (though a case could be made for LA or even Las Vegas).
Except you seem to have entirely missed the point of the game.
Fezzador said "If Seattle and Atlanta had a baby it would be Austin."
Mutiny77 said "I'm more inclined to believe the baby would resemble Denver a bit more" -- in other words, Mutiny77 thinks that if Seattle and Atlanta had a baby, it would be Denver.
The point of the game is that the "child" city has some traits that suggest one parent, some that suggest the other, and more traits that are completely its own.
Neither Seattle nor Atlanta is Denver, but in the same way, they are also not Austin, or any other city besides themselves. However, you might notice that both of the suggested "child" cities (i.e., Austin and Denver) are state capitals that are major centers for their area. Some capitals (e.g., Dover; Annapolis) are not anything of the kind, and their is a certain "vibe" that all state capitals share when the leading business of the town is not commerce or manufacturing, but government, with state government employees forming a large percentage of the population. I would suspect that is why both Fezzador and Mutiny77 suggested that the "child" city would be a state capital like its "parent", Atlanta.
Except you seem to have entirely missed the point of the game.
Fezzador said "If Seattle and Atlanta had a baby it would be Austin."
Mutiny77 said "I'm more inclined to believe the baby would resemble Denver a bit more" -- in other words, Mutiny77 thinks that if Seattle and Atlanta had a baby, it would be Denver.
The point of the game is that the "child" city has some traits that suggest one parent, some that suggest the other, and more traits that are completely its own.
Neither Seattle nor Atlanta is Denver, but in the same way, they are also not Austin, or any other city besides themselves. However, you might notice that both of the suggested "child" cities (i.e., Austin and Denver) are state capitals that are major centers for their area. Some capitals (e.g., Dover; Annapolis) are not anything of the kind, and their is a certain "vibe" that all state capitals share when the leading business of the town is not commerce or manufacturing, but government, with state government employees forming a large percentage of the population. I would suspect that is why both Fezzador and Mutiny77 suggested that the "child" city would be a state capital like its "parent", Atlanta.
I think I came off as more forceful than I was trying to. You're right, it is just a fun game. I get that Denver has some similarities to Atlanta, but I think Austin fits better as a cross between Atlanta and Seattle. So I am agreeing with fezzador.
They have a few similarities, but do you think Austin has more in common with Atlanta?
I do - while Austin isn't necessarily the traditional South, it has a lot more in common with Southern culture than Denver, which has zero Southern culture or influence. Both Austin and Atlanta are humid, both have good BBQ, both have more trees and are greener than Denver.
What are the similarities between Atlanta and Denver? I'm having a hard time thinking of one.
The State Capitol building in each is topped with a golden dome.
While neither is a huge city, each is the largest city in its state, and a regional hub.
Both have Major League Baseball teams, NFL football teams, and NBA basketball teams.
Both are inland cities that are not river ports, and that were founded shortly before the Civil war. The initial prosperity of each was linked to railroads.
Each is the see city of a Catholic Archdiocese.
Each has a long-established and (for its region) sizable Jewish community.
Shall I go on?
Most of these are extremely superficial and/or random - not indicative of actual similarities.
Jacksonville and Salt Lake City: Raleigh possibly?
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Oh God no.
Those would not the two cities at all.
I'd say San Jose and Atlanta
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