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Not only is the city proper itself sprawling with all of the urban prairies plopped between the populated areas, but you have to drive about 25-50 miles outside of the city limits to even spot a farm.
Plus, there is no one center of commerce in Detroit. There are several different commercial "centers" across the region.
It had nothing to do with annexation for sprawl, rather financial considerations involving funding two separate law enforcement agencies, fire support, public works, etc. Unincorporated areas of Jacksonville were and still are low density. Having one of everything in terms of public service agencies under the umbrella of Jacksonville versus both the city and Duval County minimizes costs and makes good economic sense.
Jacks is still the same all these years later. Their move to incorporate did not effect, or increase the sprawl as you state. Fact remains it is as it is, the "largest city in America" . Jacksonville was always Florida's first city, a stable enviorement void of the bust to boom of the balance of the state. JX was a city when Miami was but a dream, and Orlando ? Never heard of it.........Yes there are two sides to the story, or the debate. It's mostly a definition thing and how you want to present it.
Newark is separated from NYC by natural boundrys, both quite different. For the average Midwest bumpkin it's still all about NYC......just as Iowa is the place where all the potato's grow........or was that Idaho? Never mind, they are all out west somewhere, fly overs.
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