You guys, I just saw this in a used bookstore today. It's about the significance of the city of Chicago to the sum total of what the United States became, to itself and to the world, during the early and mid-20th century.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/15811511

I wanted to put it here in a particular old thread, but I can't find it. It could be a year or two old... I don't know. The thread had something to do with the way New York City and Los Angeles dominate the national scene too muc and how even movies and fiction are just too heavily dominated by those two cities.

In the thread I'm thinking of, I also said something about how Boston has had more than its share of movies about it, in recent years. I can remember thinking, when I was a kid, that I wished there were more movies set in and around Boston. But, at this point, I think my home city has kind of worn out its welcome, and they should find other places to talk about, and other places to set movies and books. I might have asked, in that thread, what other cities anyone here thinks would make sense to set more movies in?? I remember thnking about that topic, I'm not sure if I actually went ahead and created a post about it here...

Anyway, the book I saw is an effort to discuss the significance and importance of Chicago. So, just the type of thing I had in mind.

Had to share.