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View Poll Results: Which city is the second most important in the nation?
LA 211 35.34%
Chicago 171 28.64%
DC 81 13.57%
SF 39 6.53%
Boston 62 10.39%
Houston 33 5.53%
Voters: 597. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-10-2009, 10:54 PM
 
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Which is the second most important city in the US based on its cultural and economical contribution to the nation?
Please vote....
I like Chicago but because of that pesky thing we all call Hollywood; I have to go with Los Angeles as being more influential.
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Old 08-11-2009, 10:57 AM
 
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It's hard to debate ignorance!
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Old 08-11-2009, 11:28 AM
 
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This has probably been said already but...

depends what is important to you...lots of these cities are #2 in certain categories behind nyc... and nyc isn't #1 in all of them...

Chicago - publishing, transportation, finance, insurance, commerce, architecture, stock markets, conventions (vegas and orlando are 1,2)

DC - political power, defense, museums, embassies

LA - media, entertainment, international ports

Boston - education, medical

Houston - energy, ports, oil, space program

SF has no business on here, but Silicon Valley would be #1 in high technology
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Old 08-11-2009, 01:02 PM
 
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This has probably been said already but...

depends what is important to you...lots of these cities are #2 in certain categories behind nyc... and nyc isn't #1 in all of them...

Chicago - publishing, transportation, finance, insurance, commerce, architecture, stock markets, conventions (vegas and orlando are 1,2)

DC - political power, defense, museums, embassies

LA - media, entertainment, international ports

Boston - education, medical

Houston - energy, ports, oil, space program

SF has no business on here, but Silicon Valley would be #1 in high technology
I agree, but I don't think Houston or Boston do either since we're talking about the #2 city. None of these three qualify in my eyes.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:19 PM
 
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Chicago - publishing, transportation, finance, insurance, commerce, architecture, stock markets, conventions (vegas and orlando are 1,2)
None of the biggest banks are Chicago-based. Architecture and conventions are irrelevent.

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DC - political power, defense, museums, embassies
The Pentagon is not in DC proper, neither is the CIA.

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LA - media, entertainment, international ports
LAs biggest media company is not based in LA proper, Disney is out of Burbank. Disneyland is in Anaheim. Not LA Proper.

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Houston - energy, ports, oil, space program
The space program is in suburban Houston, so are most of the oil fields and the 2 biggest oil companies in America are not Houston-based.

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SF has no business on here, but Silicon Valley would be #1 in high technology
LOL

Apparently, SF is not the only one that is propped up by its surroundings.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:32 PM
 
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None of the biggest banks are Chicago-based. Architecture and conventions are irrelevent.
I agree on the banks comment but why on earth would you say conventions are irrelevant?
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:44 PM
 
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I agree, but I don't think Houston or Boston do either since we're talking about the #2 city. None of these three qualify in my eyes.
. I second this they are third maybe fourth
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Old 08-11-2009, 08:04 PM
 
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Chicago - publishing,
What publishing is done in Chicago????
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Old 08-11-2009, 09:29 PM
 
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The only thing about Chicago publishing I know is that the University of Chicago has the largest publishing arm of any university in the US (a factoid I learned because of the Chicago style manual). I'm not in the biz though, so I don't know what else Chicago has, but I'm guessing it's lots.
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Old 08-11-2009, 09:30 PM
 
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The only thing about Chicago publishing I know is that the University of Chicago has the largest publishing arm of any university in the US (a factoid I learned because of the Chicago style manual). I'm not in the biz though, so I don't know what else Chicago has, but I'm guessing it's lots.
"You are guessing?" If you do not know why do you even "open your mouth"? Anybody knows what "publishing" is done in Chicago?
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