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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]D.C. has the White House, the Capitol, the Smithsonians, three major universities, the National Cathedral, the Kennedy Center, historic neighborhoods like Georgetown and Capitol Hill, restaurants by award-winning chefs

Tyson's Corner has office buildings, strip malls, chain restaurants

TC could be anywhere in the country.  While I don't doubt that TC is a major commercial hub for the area- and may even become more important commercially- there is only one capitol of the USA and that is Washington.  No matter what TC offers, people will always be drawn to DC for a multitude of reasons.  Sure, there will be people who chose to live in TC over DC because it's closer to their work, they prefer a suburban lifestyle or they can't afford the city.  However, there will also always be people who prefer the city no matter what.  And there will also always be businesses that prefer having a presence in the city (including Big Law, lobbying shops, public relations & public affairs agencies, commercial and residential real estate firms).

The title of the article that started this thread was obviously ironic.  It's amazing that so many people didn't get the irony and took it at face value.
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You are comparing what is now, the article is referring to what will be (once TC is more developed.) Open your mind, the author is stating that things are changing which, in return, is changing the focus of the region.[/quote]

Yeah, I got that part.  In what ways is TC changing to compete with DC?  More office space?  Restaurants?  Shops?  Perhaps it will be more of a transportation hub?  There are certain historical aspects of the city that cannot be replicated anywhere.  The government of our nation will always be located in DC.  What is being developed in TC could be developed anywhere.[/quote]

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