tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579874734648165250.post2011712028017774117..comments2023-05-16T09:10:31.340-05:00Comments on Scottenkainenland: The "Secret" History of the SandmanScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579874734648165250.post-1291083099398482052015-02-07T15:39:52.691-06:002015-02-07T15:39:52.691-06:00Great post! I am a huge fan of the early Sandman s...Great post! I am a huge fan of the early Sandman stories!Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263633883997493518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579874734648165250.post-69324324982391491482014-12-18T10:09:15.974-06:002014-12-18T10:09:15.974-06:00Thank you for your research, RedFury! I had skipp...Thank you for your research, RedFury! I had skipped Philadelphia in my mind, not being familiar with the city nor having a sense of scale for the Delaware River. Yes, Pennsylvania would be a better fit for steel, so long as Philadelphia has a big enough water front where criminals could hide out, maybe Philadelphia it is!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175512698266614039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579874734648165250.post-70391303800043279132014-12-17T10:27:04.957-06:002014-12-17T10:27:04.957-06:00Very interesting stuff. I'm going to break ou...Very interesting stuff. I'm going to break out my Archives and re-read them. <br /><br />Your estimation of Boston being the next biggest east coast city after New York didn't sound right to me, so I did some digging. :) While Boston was the 9th largest US city in 1940 with a population of 770,816, Philadelphia was 3rd largest with 1,931,334.<br />Source: https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab17.txt<br /><br />And if you expand the criteria to include the metropolitan area, Philadelphia is still 3rd with 2,538,000 and Boston climbs to 6th with 1,746,000.<br />Source: http://www.peakbagger.com/pbgeog/histmetropop.aspxRedFuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813381549889595215noreply@blogger.com