I agree the one set for LA should’ve went to Houston and the one for NYC to Wright Patterson.
Why? ALL shuttles were built in Palmdale, CA, north of L.A. Many missions ended at Edwards AFB in California.
This morning in The Wall Street Journal (just before the announcement) Andy Pasztor wrote this (now the story line has changed):
“......Separately, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Tuesday is expected to pick museums in New York, Florida and Texas as recipients of three of the four shuttles slated for retirement by year end, according to people familiar with the matter.....”— WSJ April 12, 2011 12:08 P.M. ET