by Elyse Menger | Mar 16, 2023 | City Series
Once a major military city, Tampa sits on the Gulf Coast of Florida as the state’s third most populous city. While the city’s success was once driven by Fort Brooke and the bay’s port, today it is known for it’s booming technology sector as a popular place for...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 16, 2023 | City Series
San Jose is the center of Silicon Valley, headquarters to major tech companies and the most populous city in Northern California. This metropolitan area is home to the young and wealthy, but has its appeal started waning? Since the early 1900’s, San Jose has always...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 9, 2023 | City Series
This year, Super Bowl LVII will be held in Glendale, Arizona in the Phoenix metropolitan area. This will actually be the fourth Super Bowl held in the Phoenix area and the third in Glendale at State Farm Stadium. This vibrant metropolitan area has seen major growth...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 3, 2022 | City Series
In 1982, Billy Joel released “Allentown”, a song about a town that is struggling once mining and manufacturing jobs have gone elsewhere. Allentown, Pennsylvania is the third largest city in the state, and the entire metropolitan area is the 68th largest in the...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 3, 2022 | City Series
Scranton, the Electric City, might be best known these days as the city where the hit NBC TV show, The Office, took place. But long before Jim was playing pranks on Dwight, Scranton was an industrial hub where coal mining and industrial improvements put them on the...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 15, 2022 | City Series
Once a critical point in westward expansion, and the convergence of three major trails—the Santa Fe, California and Oregon—Kansas City is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the country. The metropolitan area sits directly on the state line between Kansas and...
Recent Comments