Show HN: An icon for every city in North America

Commenters liked the concept of AI-generated icons for every North American city but many complained about inconsistent quality and questionable choices. Supermancho called out generic or marginal symbols (Irvine’s balloon), and davidivadavid and gnabgib described an “AI slop” aesthetic with uneven stroke and detail consistency. Some found charming deep cuts - pj_mukh praised Greensboro’s diner-chair reference and milkytron was amused Lakewood showed up as Casa Bonita - while randomblock1 suggested requesting SVG output to make editing easier.

Others focused on selection rules and factual mismatches. Frmersdog and mhink criticized the “cities over 100k” approach for missing metro keystones (Alexandria vs. DC, Federal Way included while Olympia is excluded). Multiple commenters noted odd icon assignments: Baltimore’s unclear symbol (possibly the Domino Sugar sign), Atlanta shown as a phoenix while Phoenix also uses a phoenix on its flag (ajcp), Dallas as a cowboy hat instead of Reunion Tower, and Seattle vs. Dallas inconsistencies (dylan604). Gadtfly argued many cities simply lack a single iconic thing and might need to borrow sports logos; dpark joked about Coca‑Cola for Atlanta and Corona for Cancun, highlighting how subjective and culturally specific icon choices can be.