Thursday, August 28, 2008

A great view of cities

Cities and Ambition

Not what does a city say about you, but what does a city say to you, what does it make you do, subtly. Why do I feel alive when I walk down the streets of SF, but not San Jose (no offense SJers)? Why do people pay so much to live in SF or NYC, and further, what do these conditions force back on the inhabitants. I love this comment:

One sign of a city's potential as a technology center is the number
of restaurants that still require jackets for men. According to
Zagat's there are none in San Francisco, LA, Boston, or Seattle,
4 in DC, 6 in Chicago, 8 in London, 13 in New York, and 20 in Paris.

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