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Originally Posted by austlar1
Chicago is number two simply because of its highrise core and ample rail transit. After Chicago, I think LA gets the nod. Obviously it is not a traditional urban environment, but it has a depth of human activity that can only be found in a global metropolis. No other US city comes close, not even Chicago. I would rank LA number two except for the fact that Chicago's core is so impressive.
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I think this is fair, and I would definitely agree LA far outstrips Chicago in "depth of human activity", which is a good way of putting it. But LA just doesn't come across as a "city" in most of the world. It's something else, something new, which doesn't really exist outside of the USA.