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"gigantic monuments to modernity"
instead of
"culture districts with the glue of wandering pedestrians”
The Economist
“The Gordon Square Arts District
has essentially applied economic
shock paddles to the entire area.”
The Economist
America is in the grip of a
budding "roots movement."
Desires for the splashy are
giving way to a longing for the
past.
[The Rust Belt] lacks illusions and is full of real people, and that is becoming attractive to folks - be they expats from Florida or young creative types tired of the bells and whistles of Global City, USA.
Rust Belt Chic
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