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Re:'It's buzzing here': Detroit's revival takes shape after ... by ghaff on Monday February 03, 2025 @11:35PM (#42928014)
Many cities have bad areas. But few have that 15 minute dynamic. OK maybe SF with the Tenderloin but even Howard St. isn't as bad as it used to be.
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Re:'It's buzzing here': Detroit's revival takes shape after ... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday February 03, 2025 @11:46PM (#42928088)
Most older pre-war cities have a core that is hollowed out with more affluent areas nearby creating a stark contrast. Newer cities that developed with automobile sprawl have that more diffused.
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Re:'It's buzzing here': Detroit's revival takes shape after ... by nkrisc on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @06:13AM (#42930946)
In some smaller cities like Savannah that gradient shift is a matter of blocks.
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Re:'It's buzzing here': Detroit's revival takes shape after ... by ghaff on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:19AM (#42932628)
I lived in New Orleans for a bit and a dynamic you have there is that you have streets that were the historically nice homes and you have nearby--even adjacent--streets that were where the slaves lived and remnants of that dichotomy can still be seen in a lot of the housing quality.
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