[dasil003]

Pennsylvania the 33rd largest state. It is definitely not a large state by western standards. I guess if you consider NYC the center of the universe then maybe it's the Midwest, but as a Midwesterner (from Minneapolis) I'm not really feeling that.

[fjk]

I think puls meant that Pennsylvania is a big state in the sense that Philadelphia is considered to be a part of the east coast while Pittsburgh (home of Carnegie Mellon) is often considered to be a part of the midwest.

In that sense, Pennsylvania is a big state. Perhaps "wide" is a better descriptor.

Pittsburgh is kind of a buffer between the east coast and the midwest. Architecturally, it feels more like an east coast city, but culturally it feels more midwestern.

[throwaway_1jl]

> Architecturally, it feels more like an east coast city, but culturally it feels more midwestern.

I grew up in Illinois/Missouri and lived in Pittsburgh. This is spot on.