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Originally Posted by iheartthed
It's still a good comparison because it shows how two very similar places had very different outcomes. Detroit and Philadelphia were the most alike on paper of any two cities that ever crossed the 1 million resident mark. If someone is examining what went wrong in Detroit, Philadelphia is a great benchmark.
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Yes, they are interesting to compare given their similar statistical starting points in 1950 and where they've ended up 70 years later.
But I still don't think Craig's comment about the two cities now being in different leagues was nonsensical. Within roughly the same physical land area, Philly now packs in nearly 1M more people than Detroit does. That is not a small difference.
Both cities have obviously faced massive challenges/obstacles over the last 7 decades, but degree does matter.
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