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[SIZE=3]Richmond, Virginia. Sometimes bad decisions (capital of the Confederacy) can cost you for generations. Made even worse by never acknowledging that you made a bad decision.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Charleston, S.C. is also on this list of cities that have nose-dived.[/SIZE]
Do not agree with Philadelphia being on this list. It is still considered one of this country’s greatest cities and has large national stature.
I was going to say Philly, too. It just doesn't get the press or the prestige of a NY or LA.
I bet once it was a fantastic place. The part I saw was not fantastic but I am sure there are some great places there. And, yes, the cheese steak IS worth ranting over.
I would have to say..
Hartford, Ct
Waterbury, Ct
Bridgeport,Ct
New Bedford , Ma
Rochester, NY
Cleveland, Oh
Houston, Tx
Camden, NJ
Chester, Pa
Lynn, Ma
I would have to say..
Hartford, Ct
Waterbury, Ct
Bridgeport,Ct
New Bedford , Ma
Rochester, NY
Cleveland, Oh
Houston, Tx
Camden, NJ
Chester, Pa
Lynn, Ma
lol how could you include Houston with the likes of Camden?
lol how could you include Houston with the likes of Camden?
I'll add Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, New York, L.A., Las Vegas, and Phoenix to the list.
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Originally Posted by decafdave
Well, no doubt that Philly isn't as important as it was in colonial times. It is still a pretty important city though. The only thing that hurts it is being overshadowed by NYC. Maybe if we ever build a bullet train between Philly and NYC, Philly can truly benefit from being so close to the capital of the Western hemisphere,.
I would still rank it way behind Charleston though. New York, Philly, Boston, and Charleston were all in the same league and look what happened in the last 200 years. Philadelphia population 1800-41,000 Charleston population 1800- 20,000
Philadelphia population 2007-1.5 Million Charleston- 100,000
Philly metro area- 5.8 million Charleston- 600,000
The middle class in NYC is leaving in droves for Philadelphia and points south like Houston. New York is in steady decline right now. Philadelphia might finally have its chance.
Charleston is a complete failure. It declined rapidly after the Civil War. Philadelphia is still a well known city compared to Charleston. New York and Boston make up the top 2.
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Originally Posted by rainrock
In 1790 Philaldephia was the financial,cultural, and political capital of the country. DC wasn't even on the map yet, it was nothing but farmland. The plan was to build the permanent capital in NW Philadelphia(Germantown) to replace the temporary US capital being housed in the Pa. state house(Independence Hall)
When and how did the capital of Pennsylvania move from Philadelphia to Harrisburg? I would say that L'Enfant's city plan is an elaboration of Center City. There are similarities to both cities: Benjamin Franklin Parkway looks like the diagonal avenues that connect to traffic circles in Washington, the Schuylkill Expressway is like the George Washington Pkwy and Kelly Drive is like the Clara Barton Parkway.
What could've been? What could've been? I wonder what Center City looked like if all the elements that make up Manhattan were in Center City instead? Imagine Center City as the center of the Western World instead of Manhattan.
I would have to say..
Hartford, Ct
Waterbury, Ct
Bridgeport,Ct
New Bedford , Ma
Rochester, NY
Cleveland, Oh
Houston, Tx
Camden, NJ
Chester, Pa
Lynn, Ma
dutch10, I was with you till I got to Houston. Why Houston?
Orignally founded on an island in the middle of a river, New Amersterdam was wiped cleanly off the map in 1665 with the incorporation of none other than New York City.
Houston wasn't incorporated until 1836. So I think that point alone disqualifies Houston from this topic.
Well, if we are only counting cities that were founded in colonial times, then I must remove most of the cities from my list, above. I was countingany American city since colonial times, whether founded then or not, that has declined from its pinnacle.
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