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Originally Posted by CityAmateur
To an extent, I think there is a difference in "city" and "urban place".
As an "urban place" I wholly agree with you. Downtown Chicago ( Let's say from Division down to Roosevelt has the superb skyline and is the only "urban place" in the USA to even begin to bear some comparison to Manhattan or London City/West End as a retail/financial/cultural center. LA does not have that feel.
However, in terms of population, wealth creation and global footprint LA is probably ahead of Chicago and is just more globally famous through Hollywood.
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In terms of the things you mentioned, as well as GDP and international/global trade, LA is most definitely ahead of Chicago.