The Flag Thread - national flags, state flags, city flags, etc. - Page 8

JManc · #**141** Posted **Apr 10, 2021, 3:39 AM**

Those conch flags are all over Key West and they take their conch identity seriously. Damn imperialist Florida!

dave8721 · #**142** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 4:27 AM**

Chicago's flag always reminds me of Argentina and Miami's flag reminds me of India. Neither city has any connection to those countries that i know of.

Steely Dan · #**143** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by dave8721

Chicago's flag always reminds me of Argentina

I guess they're sorta similar, but the big bold red stars on the chicago flag make them far more dissimilar than miami and india.

RC14 · #**144** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 8:22 AM**

^
My wife keeps saying that Salt Lake City's new flag reminds her of Argentina's flag. It has the same colors.

Another interesting flag is the flag of the proposed state of Jefferson which would take counties from Northern California and Southern Oregon. The flag features two "X"s symbolizing having been double crossed by Sacramento and Salem.

I think this version looks better though:

IluvATX · #**145** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 9:30 AM**

You know if you put and L just before the .jpg it makes the image smaller.

Camelback · #**146** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 2:05 PM**

What do the 6 pointed stars represent on Chicago's flag?

Steely Dan · #**147** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 2:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Camelback

What do the 6 pointed stars represent on Chicago's flag?

Source: wikipedia

harryc · #**148** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 2:11 PM**

^^^ best flag - best city

montréaliste · #**149** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 3:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

^^^ best flag - best city

I see what you did there. You equated what you perceive to be the best flag for a city, with your perception of which city is the best. It's all good.

Camelback · #**150** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 8:58 PM**

The Chicago city flag is strong and common to see outside of Chicago.

#**151** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 9:07 PM**

^ it's a good flag. not sure it's common to see it outside of Chicago. define "common," i guess. i'm sure there are expats here and there that display it, just as there are for a number of other cities.

Camelback · #**152** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 9:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by IWant2BeInSTL

^ it's a good flag. not sure it's common to see it outside of Chicago. define "common," i guess. i'm sure there are expats here and there that display it, just as there are for a number of other cities.

Maybe it's common to see in regions that Chicago expats have moved to. In Arizona you can hear strong Chicago midwestern accents with some folks. The Cubs flag is often flown outside of homes too, especially in Mesa.

I've been going to Barro's for 20 years and their roots are in Chicago (Italy prior to Chicago).
https://barrospizza.com/barros-story/

Steely Dan · #**153** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 9:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Camelback

Maybe it's common to see in regions that Chicago expats have moved to.

i think "common" is probably a stretch anywhere outside of chicago, but are you more likely to come across a chicago flag in a city like phoenix, with its 8 billion chicago ex-pats, than you are in say, phildelphia? yeah, that's a very safe bet.

Camelback · #**154** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 10:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

i think "common" is probably a stretch anywhere outside of chicago, but are you more likely to come across a chicago flag in a city like phoenix, with its 8 billion chicago ex-pats, than you are in say, phildelphia? yeah, that's a very safe bet.

It could be local bias at play. I couldn't tell you what the Philadelphia city flag looks like even after the flag thread or NYC, or Houston or almost any other city.

badrunner · #**155** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 10:23 PM**

Yeah city flags aren't really a thing most places.

#**156** Posted **Apr 11, 2021, 11:42 PM**

I'm sure this has been discussed to death on this board, but the 5 top-ranked US city flags are typically DC, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, and St. Louis. Chicago and DC use the same motifs but Chicago's symmetry and color palette are superior. Personally, I prefer St. Louis' over the rest. IMO DC's asymmetry is jarring and its color palette is kind-of boring, Denver's design is too literal and kind-of clumsy (it feels like it should be hung long side parallel to the flag pole due to the orientation of the mountains), and Phoenix's is a bit too plain in terms of color and composition, though the image is well done.

Anyway, you'll see the St. Louis flag hanging all over the place in St. Louis. I've even seen a couple of (presumably) expats flying it on the east coast. Hasn't been posted here yet so...

link to image

And here's an excerpt from a nice write-up on the flag's history and symbolism from a local historian-blogger:

https://www.distilledhistory.com/stlouisflag/

Steely Dan · #**157** Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 12:47 AM**

^ good call.

The St. Louis city flag is excellent.

One of the best in the US for sure.

pj3000 · #**158** Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 1:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Camelback

It could be local bias at play. I couldn't tell you what the Philadelphia city flag looks like even after the flag thread or NYC, or Houston or almost any other city.

Growing up in Pennsylvania, the only city flags I was even aware of were the Pittsburgh flag and the DC flag.

The Pittsburgh flag is a rather handsome one, and its design based on actual pre-Revolution historical significance -- the colors and arms of the city's namesake, British Prime Minister William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

pj3000 · #**159** Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 1:38 AM**

The Chicago flag is a great one... simple, but eye-catching design with uniquely-shaped stars.

But damn, I kinda wish I didn't learn the meaning behind the design. Kind of a letdown.

BnaBreaker · #**160** Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 2:10 AM**

I'm rather fond of the new city flag recently adopted by Chicago's neighbor to the east, South Bend, IN: