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No rhyme or reason to these.

Of course. This was his town after all.

No snow in June though.

Great work Rob.

I would agree with this 100%. Cincy is Midwestern mainly because it self identifies as such. In reality, you could really consider it to be it's own region, as there is really nothing quite like it.

Regions rarely end abruptly. They tend to blend into the next region. As a Pittsburgh native, I can tell you that people here don't consider themselves to be Midwesterners. I can see two main reasons for that. One is that people here do identify with the state, and Pennsylvania is an Appalachian state without question. The other is what I call the hills factor. As I pointed out, Pennsylvania is an Appalachian state. 80% of the state is covered with hills, and Pittsburgh fits in with this very nicely. When a Pittsburgher travels west (especially heading towards Cleveland), the hills flatten out. This indeed gives one the perception, that they are entering a different region. This ties into what the local perception of the Midwest is. When Pittsburghers think of the Midwest, they think of three things. Cows, corn. and flat land. That's the stereotype held here. Cities west of Cleveland are not really on the radar here, and most people here do not really think Midwest when they think of Cleveland. They are more likely to think of the Great Lakes, or see Cleveland as sort of an entity unto itself. Personally, I see the Midwest beginning not in Western Pa., but in Central Ohio. State borders are not the final determinant as to region, but it's a mistake to disregard them. Being in Pa and NY definitely draws Pittsburgh and Buffalo eastward. That said, it totally makes sense that Pittsburgh and Buffalo would feel more Midwestern than say, Philly. Conversely, Both of those cities seem very Eastern compared to say, Indy. This is usually always true of cities near a regional border. DC and Baltimore seem somewhat southern to a Yankee, but to someone from the deep South, they are northern all the way. Louisville is probably the best example I can think of. It's a Southern city, but it's got quite a bit of Midwest in it.

Bronx and Brooklyn, with a few Manhattan. Not super high quality. I'm too lazy to edit these.

Nah, physically Pittsburgh is built waaaay more similar to Cincy than to Cleveland. You must not have seen much of Pittsburgh.

Fantastic!

Our nation's capital. a quickr pickr post

Good thread!!

This has been your greatest year for travel.

You do realize that RESEMBLANCE and CORRESPONDENCE are terms that can be used for physical, cultural, historical, ethnic, etc, correct? Historically, Pittsburgh RESEMBLES Cleveland but physically Pittsburgh RESEMBLES Cincinnati? Capeche? I suppose a LaSalle education is an education lost. You hit the nail on the head. Cincy looks more like Pittsburgh, but Cleveland acts more like Pittsburgh. Cincy really is a unique place. In fact, the four major inland river cities in the eastern half of the country, (Pitt, STL, Cincy, and Louisville) are all very much "one of a kinds". Contrast that with the Lake cities, which are a much more homogenous group.

Why are Laverne & Shirley sitting on a NYC stoop?

I'll tell you what, we'll send you Buffalo and Rochester in exchange for the Lou, two for one. Haha, be serious! If this were Monopoly, Cincinnati would be the equivalent of owning Boardwalk with mass hotels. St. Louis is like landing on "go directly to jail". You're gonna have to throw in Syracuse; then we might have a deal. In all seriousness Cincinnati does have SOME competition imo , it's called Pittsburgh ;) Facts: CIN: Hyper-dense downtown PIT: Hyper-dense downtown CIN: Lots of in-tact rowhouses PITT:Lots of in-tact row houses CIN: Weird ass chili over spaghetti and unGodly amounts of cheese PITT:Weird ass Primanti burgers with fries and coleslaw we're basically the same city. Nah, Cleveland is more like Pittsburgh than Cincy is. But I was speaking of unquestionably Midwestern cities, and Pittsburgh is not generally considered to be a true Midwestern city, and Cincy and the Lou are (though some consider them to have a bit of southern twang to them)

I'll tell you what, we'll send you Buffalo and Rochester in exchange for the Lou, two for one.

Good old St Louis. Cincy's main competition for best looking city in the Midwest not named Chicago.

Good pics.

Just a few.

Not surprising that Rob lives in such a nice historic hood.

Good stuff.

Didn't ColDay hit this town last year? Great pics.

No one shoots people like Jive.

Good pics Rob. Actually, the area you photographed around the motel is not Dormont, but the city neighborhood of Banksville. As for the West Virginia comments, since Pittsburgh and a large chunk of West Virginia are part of the same geographic region, it should not surprise that the areas look alike. That's why they call WV "almost heaven". It's almost Pittsburgh.

That is the infamous Giovanni Sasso.