Monday, December 03, 2012

My town …

… Telling the Story of PHL (Also Known as Philadelphia) - NYTimes.com. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Terrible to tell, but I liked the place better when it was a seedy, smoky industrial city. But that's just me.

1 comment:

  1. a. I find it difficult to take seriously a story that includes the expression "brand narrative".
    b. It's not just you. Back 25 years ago, I used to be disgusted by the articles talking about how the Flats in Cleveland were all cleaned up to be a lovely restaurant district by the river. They were, I guess, but the smokestack industries the restaurants succeeded had provided well-paid employment to thousands of blue collar workers. Cleveland was cool, I decided, once it had joined the new American economy of yuppies and waiters.

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