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Big game tonight: 76ers host the Pistons! Detroit is up two games to none, after Detroit came back the other night in the 4th quarter and slammed Philadelphia in OT!
Who's the better city? The Detroit Free Press chimes in (sort of - you be the judge):
Motown vs. Philly
May 10, 2003
The City of Brotherly Love and the Motor City
A few comparisons
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Fattest city
*Detroit is third in U.S.
Philadelphia is fourth.
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Homes without plumbing
Metro Detroit: 0.7 percent.
Metro Philadelphia: 1.1 percent.
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Coolness (as defined by "Underground USA")
Detroit: 18 pages.
Philadelphia: No mention.
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Music
Detroit: Global r-e-s-p-e-c-t.
Philadelphia: John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, doo-wop bands, Todd Rundgren, Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon, the O'Jays, Teddy Pendergast, Boyz II Men and, yes, Dick Clark.
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Shrinking cities
Detroit: Lost more than 800,000 since 1950. Population is 951,270.
Philly: Lost more than 500,000 people since 1950, and stands at 1,517,550
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Number of vehicles:
Metro Detroit: 3.57 million.
Metro Philadelphia: 3.51 million.
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Top five ancestries
Metro Detroit: German, Irish, Polish, English, Italian.
Metro Philadelphia: Irish, German, Italian, English, Polish.
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African Americans
Detroit: 775,772.
Philly: 655,824.
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Funniest native
Detroit: Lily Tomlin.
Philadelphia: Bill Cosby.
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Best known citizen who wears a hooded sweatshirt
Detroit: Marshall Mathers III (Eminem).
Philadelphia: Rocky Balboa.
From: http://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/pside10_20030510.htm
Who's the better city? The Detroit Free Press chimes in (sort of - you be the judge):
Motown vs. Philly
May 10, 2003
The City of Brotherly Love and the Motor City
A few comparisons
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fattest city
*Detroit is third in U.S.
Philadelphia is fourth.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Homes without plumbing
Metro Detroit: 0.7 percent.
Metro Philadelphia: 1.1 percent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coolness (as defined by "Underground USA")
Detroit: 18 pages.
Philadelphia: No mention.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Music
Detroit: Global r-e-s-p-e-c-t.
Philadelphia: John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, doo-wop bands, Todd Rundgren, Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon, the O'Jays, Teddy Pendergast, Boyz II Men and, yes, Dick Clark.
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Shrinking cities
Detroit: Lost more than 800,000 since 1950. Population is 951,270.
Philly: Lost more than 500,000 people since 1950, and stands at 1,517,550
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Number of vehicles:
Metro Detroit: 3.57 million.
Metro Philadelphia: 3.51 million.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top five ancestries
Metro Detroit: German, Irish, Polish, English, Italian.
Metro Philadelphia: Irish, German, Italian, English, Polish.
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African Americans
Detroit: 775,772.
Philly: 655,824.
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Funniest native
Detroit: Lily Tomlin.
Philadelphia: Bill Cosby.
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Best known citizen who wears a hooded sweatshirt
Detroit: Marshall Mathers III (Eminem).
Philadelphia: Rocky Balboa.
From: http://www.freep.com/sports/pistons/pside10_20030510.htm