Where ____ and Modified ____ have the most equal footing (universities, living in)
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I realize that not a single one of you has a clue on what the title of the thread means. I wasn't trying to deliberately make this confusing.....it's just there is no simple way to express what my concept is in a short title phrase.
So let's go with full explanation:
I'm looking for cases where a city of a particular name (let's say Chicago....but only because I'm a Chicagoan) and a city that takes its name from that city (North Chicago, West Chicago, Chicago Heights, etc.) are, if not the same plain of recognition, at least close enough to it.
In other words, the one with the modified name shares enough equity in its visibility as the original. Now obviously Chicago is not going to be an example here. Chicago and West Chicago are different universes (I don't think it was necessary to have to tell you that).
But there are others where this is not the case.
Palm Beach/West Palm Beach: West Palm is older than its more famous neighbor, actually the oldest incorporated city in South FL and West Palm is considerably larger than PB.
Lansing/East Lansing: Metro Lansing revolves around the capital city and the college town. If you asked someone "Where is MSU located", I can't imagine anyone saying "Lansing" as the answer (although a few snarky ones might say "Starkville" . )
What others do you think are similar to the above???
I'd say West Hartford and East Hartford are fairly equal in terms of importance/size, being first-ring suburbs of Connecticut's capital, which itself is sort of the "lead singer" compared to its brothers on its sides. However, the two are quite different, with East the blue-collar brother of West.
Charleston and North Charleston, SC are also similar in terms of size and geography, with of course North Charleston being more of a military town, with Charleston proper being tourist-focused.
As OP, I did include Lansing/East Lansing. I was thinking of including Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN as well. The similarity is obvious: both East Lansing and West Lafayette have major state universities in town but East Lansing comes across as much more of a city of its own.
West Lafayette and Purdue are close by to DT Lafayette. For a long time, even into the 20th century, I believe before WL incorporated, the university was said to be in Lafayette.
Even today, when asked where MSU is located, the answer would always be "East Lansing". For Purdue, I think one is likely to hear either "Lafayette" or "West Lafayette".
As OP, I did include Lansing/East Lansing. I was thinking of including Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN as well. The similarity is obvious: both East Lansing and West Lafayette have major state universities in town but East Lansing comes across as much more of a city of its own.
West Lafayette and Purdue are close by to DT Lafayette. For a long time, even into the 20th century, I believe before WL incorporated, the university was said to be in Lafayette.
Even today, when asked where MSU is located, the answer would always be "East Lansing". For Purdue, I think one is likely to hear either "Lafayette" or "West Lafayette".
I think it depends on where that person lives mostly.
If someone asked me where MSU is, I would say Lansing. I won't any longer though
Living in central Indiana, hardly anyone says Purdue is in Lafayette vs. West Lafayette... that I've heard anyway, it's not like it comes up often, I just don't recall anyone ever saying it.
Covina and West Covina, CA. West Covina has 108k people to Covina's 48.5k. Neither of these are probably well-known outside California (although I say this from outside California), but I'd have to say it fits the OP's criteria
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