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Just like it says on the tin. Say Montgomery County and Philadelphia County are never separated. Philadelphia county is now nearly 700 square miles, about half the size of Cook County.
How does this affect Philadelphia? The Far Northeast was annexed by the city in the Consolidation Act in 1851, but does this happpen ITTl? Even today there are large areas of Montgomery County, like Conshohocken and Norristown, that are denser than the Far Northeast. Do areas that are part of Montgomery County IOTL, like Lower Merion, Conshohocken, and Norristown, get annexed by the city at a later date? Does the city do better now that it has the ability to annex affluent suburbs and affix their tax base to itself?
Does this have any other knock-on effects? If Philadelphia starts annexing the Main Line, does this drive residents to adjacent areas of Delaware County? Instead of areas like Drexel Hill being swamped by expats from West and Southwest Philly, do they get colonized by Main Liners not wanting to pay city taxes or deal with the Philly School District?
Just like it says on the tin. Say Montgomery County and Philadelphia County are never separated. Philadelphia county is now nearly 700 square miles, about half the size of Cook County.
How does this affect Philadelphia? The Far Northeast was annexed by the city in the Consolidation Act in 1851, but does this happpen ITTl? Even today there are large areas of Montgomery County, like Conshohocken and Norristown, that are denser than the Far Northeast. Do areas that are part of Montgomery County IOTL, like Lower Merion, Conshohocken, and Norristown, get annexed by the city at a later date? Does the city do better now that it has the ability to annex affluent suburbs and affix their tax base to itself?
Does this have any other knock-on effects? If Philadelphia starts annexing the Main Line, does this drive residents to adjacent areas of Delaware County? Instead of areas like Drexel Hill being swamped by expats from West and Southwest Philly, do they get colonized by Main Liners not wanting to pay city taxes or deal with the Philly School District?