Do you think L.A. is a "World Class City"

[SILVERLAKE]

^I'm waiting for you to put up an argument as to how LA is more important than Chicago, silverlake.

Shhhh, nobody help. I just want to see what he comes up with. ;)


One word...

PORN....

We have changed the way men spank the monkey.


But seriously, I don't think I can ever convince you, but it is in many ways, but to put it simply trends in LA affect Chicago, trends in Chicago don't make it to California! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheers:

[pottebaum]

^No, no, no, Silverlake.

Don't try to put it simply. Actually make a decent argument.

[SILVERLAKE]

^No, no, no, Silverlake.

Don't try to put it simply. Actually make a decent argument.

NO MATTER WHAT I SAY YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT IT.

LET ME END BY SAYING THIS. IF CHICAGO IS AS IMPORTANT AS LA, THEN ATLANTA IS AS BIG AND AS AN IMPORTANT CITY AS CHICAGO. AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ATLANTA AND CHICAGO IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHICAGO AND LA.

AND SO ATLANTA WOULD EQUAL CHICAGO. THAT IS AN ABUSRDITITY>

[pottebaum]

There's a chance I'd accept it if you brought forward a decent argument. Rigth now, I really do think Chicago ranks ahead of LA in importance.

This has less to do with me not being able to accept it and more to do with you just not having a clue as to what you're talking about. No, making idiotic comparisons that you have absolutely no ability to back up (LA, Chi, Atl) doesn't cut it.

[Dasan]

^^ Sorry but i cant take you seriously. You think that San Diego is ''America finest city'' but L.A is not in one bit world class. I suppose you think San Diego is world class..........

that name was given to the city, I didn't made it up, its not my fault that the city was baptized with that name (america's finest city) . And the name mentions AMERICA not the whole WORLD, which makes a huge difference, it might be america's finest city but that doesn't make it a world class city ... ANYWAYS ... San Diego is very nice no matter the names it has.

[Samuel64]

America is the greatest countrty in the world , its sure to have at least one world class city. SO is there anywhere in america which you think is world class?

[nygirl]

^^ I think it has 3... Nyc, Chicago, San Francisco.

[archd1]

OMG! This is probably the "nth" time a thread like this came up. Will the Administrator please lock this thread!!! Anyone who replies to this thread after this note needs their brains examined!!

[Westsidelife]

Not only would I include Los Angeles but quite possibly Orange County, not on the same level as NYC or though.

[klamedia]

San Fran......"We Built This City"

[klamedia]

America is the greatest countrty in the world , its sure to have at least one world class city. SO is there anywhere in america which you think is world class?

The US has 3 great cities that are recognized worldwide for their industry, cultural institutions and economic base and they are without a doubt NYC, LA and Chicago.

[chicagogeorge]

I can't prove the first point because it is so obvious. It is like proving the sky is blue!!!!!!!!!!

The point about the density doesn't rely on smaller community areas.
LA contains a coninuous subset that is bigger than Chicago and of greater density (12k ior 13k or whatever chicago is). Plus if you look at sq miles greater than 50k, 35k, 25k, we blow Chicago away like that too!


Here is something to look at Silver.


5 mile radius
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Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 1182577
Land Area: 76.4798 sq miles
Population Density: 15462.6 people / sq mile



Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 770384
Land Area: 46.8594 sq miles
Population Density: 16440.3 people / sq mile


New York (13, NY county)
Population: 1915593
Land Area: 54.8853 sq miles
Population Density: 34901.8 people / sq mile



10 mile radius
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Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 3449763
Land Area: 315.917 sq miles
Population Density: 10919.9 people / sq mile



Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 2686858
Land Area: 177.305 sq miles
Population Density: 15153.9 people / sq mile



New York (13, NY county)
Population: 6391931
Land Area: 258.322 sq miles
Population Density: 24744 people / sq mile


15 mile radius
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Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 5829483
Land Area: 729.043 sq miles
Population Density: 7996.08 people / sq mile


Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 3873802
Land Area: 385.062 sq miles
Population Density: 10060.2 people / sq mile


New York (13, NY county)
Population: 10032731
Land Area: 534.633 sq miles
Population Density: 18765.6 people / sq mile



20 mile radius
----------------------
Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 7840178
Land Area: 1053.18 sq miles
Population Density: 7444.27 people / sq mile



Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 4770488
Land Area: 688.492 sq miles
Population Density: 6928.9 people / sq mile



New York (13, NY county)
Population: 12019933
Land Area: 913.364 sq miles
Population Density: 13160.1 people / sq mile


30 mile radius
----------------------
Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 10591874
Land Area: 2392.55 sq miles
Population Density: 4427.02 people / sq mile



Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 6879365
Land Area: 1588.24 sq miles
Population Density: 4331.43 people / sq mile



New York (13, NY county)
Population: 14820904
Land Area: 2060.41 sq miles
Population Density: 7193.18 people / sq mile


40 mile radius
----------------------
Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 12488819
Land Area: 3667.76 sq miles
Population Density: 3405.03 people / sq mile



Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 8267630
Land Area: 2924.5 sq miles
Population Density: 2827.03 people / sq mile



New York (13, NY county)
Population: 16536460
Land Area: 3511.18 sq miles
Population Density: 4709.66 people / sq mile


50 mile radius
----------------------
Los Angeles (2075, LA county)
Population: 13826349
Land Area: 5526.85 sq miles
Population Density: 2501.67 people / sq mile


Chicago (3203, Cook county)
Population: 8855920
Land Area: 4911.24 sq miles
Population Density: 1803.2 people / sq mile



New York (13, NY county)
Population: 18125529
Land Area: 5484.53 sq miles
Population Density: 3304.85 people / sq mile


Source: factfinder.census.gov census tract data

[klamedia]

I don't know what those stats are trying to prove. At the 50 mile range LA is still going strong, making it the densest area in the nation. Is that what these stats are for?

[godblessbotox]

wait... i thought that the us cencus was a load of crap that no one in chicago belived

[pottebaum]

^looks like someone's in a pissy mood!

[Fern~Fern*]

This thread is becoming a low budget Sci~Fi movie with no end!!!!! :down:

[godblessbotox]

im always in a pissy mood

[chicagogeorge]

I don't know what those stats are trying to prove. ?

Just some statistics to put away some misconceptions. Silver believes L.A. central core is denser than Chicago.


At the 50 mile range LA is still going strong, making it the densest area in the nation. Is that what these stats are for?

Yes, Los Angeles suburbs are the densest in the nation.

[chicagogeorge]

wait... i thought that the us cencus was a load of crap that no one in chicago belived

Last I checked, city of Los Angeles (and a host of other cities) officials also challenged the 2000 census results in court, so it's not like we are the only ones complaining.


100,000 plus or minus, does not effect the over all density of a city the size of L.A. NYC, or Chicago all that much, but it does determine the amount of federal $$$$$ is given to a city.

Chicago 2.9 million density= 12,719 ppl per sq mile
Chicago 3 million density= 13,158 ppl per sq mile

Los Angeles 3.9 million density= 8,387 ppl per sqr mile
Los Angels 4 million density= 8,600 ppl per sqr mile

[Westsidelife]

This is messed up. The topic of this thread asks whether or not Los Angeles is a world class city and here we have stats being posted comparing the density of Los Angeles, NYC, and Chicago. I think all of us know that's our cue to STOP this nonsense.

[Dasan]

^^^^ well its because people dont know how to respect other people's opinions, I gave my opinion answering the question and SOME people started bitchin about it ...

[Fern~Fern*]

^^ Tijuana Guy don't be sensitive.......:cry: :cry: :cry:



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Funny you mentioned that Westside, since your the one that keep it up after (Arch1) mentioned to shut this thread up. Remember and quote:

Will the administrator please lock this thread!!!Anyone who replies to thisthread after this note needs their brains examined

:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

[Westsidelife]

^Nygirl brought it back up, not me.

[ivan330Ci]

LA is just a big sprawling suburb. You can't compare LA with New York, Toronto, Chicago, London or Paris.

Even Moscow is more of a city than LA. (Sorry LA)YOu are including Toronto? hahaha dude, 20 years ago , Toronto was plain grass to feed your cow.
I think LA is top noch. LAX !

[klamedia]

Density?? Isn't LA (the city) twice the land area than Chicago and on top of that LA has a practically uninhabited mountain range running through it??? Just quoting density figures doesn't give us a good idea really how dense a city feels. Further, from the Santa Monica city limits heading east to downtown is some of the densest tract of land outside of NYC. These two cities are simply incomparable because essentially they are built on two different models. It's quite misleading to try to compare these two cities. With one it still adheres to the old concept of a dense core. The other has a much less dense core but outlying areas surprisingly become more dense. But if we talk about the metro area no one touches LA. Where the other cities fall off at around 30 miles and farmland start to appear, LA continues to hold its density til the end.