Please re-read what I said. SA 'should' be in a league with these cities, I didn't say it was. Frankly, it deserves a fate better than what has happened to it in the last 40 years.
There was alot destroyed in the late 60's for the sake of urban renewal, the ugly hemisphere plaza/arena/tower being one result.
It just seems to me that SA is still paying for this mistake, long after cities like Boston have been able to recover from similar self-inflicted wounds. I don't think anyone on this board is about to admit that the City Hall, the central artery and the destruction of the west end were proud moments for Boston...