The Brand New Sixth Largest U.S. City

If the San Fernando seceeds from Los Angeles, it will become the nation's sixth largest city, and it has its own unique urban flavor.

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May 28, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"This is the entrance to what could become the unexpected city. If voters approve Valley secession Nov. 5, they would create a major American city fully formed from another municipality, starting life with a built-in population of 1.35 million and an economy bigger than that of some states.It would be the sixth-largest city in the nation, by updated census rankings, edging past Phoenix and trailing New York, Chicago, a newly downsized Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia. "The Brady Bunch" and Valley girls notwithstanding, the identifying markers of a Valley city would be quite different from the region's image as America's suburb."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Sunday, May 26, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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