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Forgot to mention, Houston & Dallas are often on equal or at least comparable, terms... as is the relationship between Minneapolis & St. Paul, so to me, neither are in the shadow of each other.
This is a good idea f1000. I'll list some cities that I personally think live in a shadow:
*Fort Worth lives in the shadow of Dallas.
*Tacoma lives in the shadow of Portland/Seattle.
*Saint Paul lives in the shadow of Minneapolis.
*Tulsa lives in the shadow of OKC.
*Tuscon lives in the shadow of Phoenix.
*Colorado Springs lives in the shadow of Denver.
I'm not sure than these are all "aspiring to be like" the latter, but I definitely think that most of them live in the shadow of their neighbor because they are smaller, while if they were set in an area by themselves that wouldn't be the case.
I really don't think that Tahoe is "aspiring" to be like Aspen. They're very different areas, and Tahoe lovers know it's one of the greatest spots on earth, and wouldn't want anything different from the area (except maybe fewer tourists, if anything), especially when you consider all else there is to do in Tahoe year-round besides skiing... I suppose it's more of a Norcal destination, though, and not somewhere that people travel to from far and wide (thank God), possibly in part because you have to fly into Reno, as airline service from South Lake Tahoe was suspended a while back.
True, the "Aspen ski vacation" has more oh la la to it than Tahoe, but the slopes in Tahoe certainly are plenty crowded, whereas Reno's casino's are completely lacking in crowds compared to a few years ago... although I blame the popularity/expansion of Indian casinos in CA, since most of the Reno crowd consisted of weekenders from the Bay Area or Sacramento.
I think if anything were to be in the shadow of Aspen, it'd be more like Vail, or perhaps Park City or Jackson Hole. They have the far-reaching and far-travelling tourist base more in common.
You think Baltimore really? Maybe so, I've always thought of Baltimore as its own major city but I've been there only twice my whole life and don't really know enough about it
I still consider Newark its own major city (b/c of its big city assets) but its definitely in NYC's shadow
You think Baltimore really? Maybe so, I've always thought of Baltimore as its own major city but I've been there only twice my whole life and don't really know enough about it
I still consider Newark its own major city (b/c of its big city assets) but its definitely in NYC's shadow
i don't think the op is trying to say that these cities are dependent on one or the other, but saying that one is always less mediated (i guess idk how to say it) than the other. Baltimore is defiantly its own city, it was bustling before DC was even an idea!
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