Wife and I tried to sketch a graph of population vs iconicity and realized too late that this needs a log x axis. The 0.5 -1.5m range is chock full of both iconic and non-iconic cities. But it’s astounding how much NY and LA pull away from the pack on a linear population scale
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Chicago is far too low on the iconicity scale, at least from a foreign perspective. Everyone has a mental image of Chicago. I couldn't tell you a thing about Nashville, and most people here in Germany have never even heard the name.
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Cities are all the fucking same — Thai food, coffee shop, strip mall bullshit, usw. If want iconic, try Sheridan WY, La Crosse WI, Kalona IA, Red Lodge MT, Homer AK, Fargo ND, anywhere in the UP (Upper Peninsula) MI, Faith SD . . .
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You should be plotting based on metro area population, not the arbitrary formal city boundaries. What we call ”El Aye”, for example, isn’t just the city of Los Angeles, it’s also Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Glendale, Long Beach, Pasadena, WeHo, Redondo Beach, Pico Rivera, etc.
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