Largest place in the US that doesn't feel like a real city. (casinos, living in)
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Las Vegas. We think of the strip, everyone does, but most everyone lives outside of that. But somehow a bunch of casino resorts don't feel like a city.
Since I've already started the "smallest real city" thread, I figured I could do this as well.
For me, it's probably one of those mega-suburbs or tourist towns in Florida.
Still going by metro population.
Definitely in the running and a prime example is Orlando. Does it have a skyline? Yep, but a tiny downtown area that covers a few square blocks. The city's population is 300K but is considered the anchor to a metro area population of 2.6 million, so just 10% of the entire MSA population lives there.
Las Vegas. We think of the strip, everyone does, but most everyone lives outside of that. But somehow a bunch of casino resorts don't feel like a city.
its kinda the casinos (big company buildings arent much better), but mostly its hot and it has a lot of parking lots and not a lot of parks
Most big metros have at least some semblance of a real city. Las Vegas is a good answer though. It’s more of a destination than a living, breathing city. Orlando and Jacksonville come to mind too. Also, Phoenix barely feels like a major city despite being the 5th largest metro.
However once you get below the 1m metro areas, there are lots of options. Places like Bakersfield, McAllen, Lakeland and such are more “settlements” than cities.
If we're considering the Inland Empire as its own metro and not part of the LA CSA I think it probably takes the cake. Despite being over 4.5M and the 13th largest metro in the country, when you drive around Riverside or San Bernardino you would never assume that you're in a metro of that size. To be fair, the LA metro area should probably include the inland empire but as we're going off metros and not CSAs, that's my vote
People go to las Vegas to vacation, thats normal for a lot of cities. I think cities like New York aren't much of cities because how loud it is and people living in tall skyscrapers. I've only lived in suburbs in oregon so thats my take.
My vote goes to a few of the cities already mentioned here.
Orlando - the downtown is just starting to look like other downtowns, moreso. But it is small in comparison
Las Vegas - the strip is a tourist gambling mecca, but it vibes different than most cities, at least there
Jacksonville - low density, sprawling and a so-so downtown that is mostly quiet
Phoenix, less so but the low rise sprawl goes on forever
I think a lot of the sprawling sunbelt cities have large populations, but then have quiet downtowns that are sparse with activity and suburbs that spread for miles with low density.
Anyway. My answer to the question is Oklahoma City
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