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Originally Posted by park123
Houston and Dallas are large too, rivaling Philadelphia in a lot of ways - economically, demographically, I guess culturally. But Houston and Dallas just aren't "cities". Same thing with LA, although it is more dense from an American perspective
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Here's the deal as I see it. Most US cities aren't "cities" in the traditional sense. Even some of the older cities with 19th Century cores no longer function as traditional "cities", especially the economically and socially challenged cities. Most of the economic activity is spread out in a way that is similar to what you find in newer Sunbelt cities. I think those of us who participate on this site prefer traditional urban environments, but it is important to recognize that LA, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, etc. do function as cities in a very real way in spite of the fact that their form is something rather alien to much of the world.