Atlanta is the capital of it’s own snottyness. Birmingham and Atlanta used to compete for the title of capital of the South, in their own minds, even though people in the ports viewed them as Johnny Come Lately’s. The only reason Birmingham went one way and Atlanta went the other is because Birmingham turned down Hartsfield. The developers initially thought Birmingham was a better location for that airport because most of the region’s financial industry was focused there. But, Birmingham leaders thought it would upset things so they gave it to Atlanta, which actually, was to a degree, and overglorified mill town that owed alot to being the location of the GA State Capitol.
I think this would have been better if they broke it down by state and region. San Francisco may be very influential out west, but, down here, other than rice-a-roni, I can’t really say how San Francisco influences my daily life. There are about 150 metro areas that dictate our nation’s life, and they didn’t even come close to touching on that.
No, they showed Ichiro’s homer “live.” I was on the phone with my Dad at the time, and I think there was a 5 second delay between my antenna reception and his cable reception...
‘scuse me,
but sf lost bank of america to north carolina.
it was called a bank “merger”, but it was more like a coup.
now, sf has left wells fargo. when minnesota northern bank and trust bought it out, sf insisted that wf remain in sf.
“... 6. Dallas—so much power in Texas, centered here...”
Are they talking about the Dallas Cowboys?
I think I might have to add Charlotte and San Jose to your list.
Houston should be ranked before Dallas. It's a much more International city which is the energy capital of the USA, has the largest medical center in the USA, and is home to NASA.
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