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Lewis Mumford, The City in History, 1968
“Two of the three original aspects of temporary settlement have to do with sacred things, not just with physical survival: they relate to a more valuable and meaningful kind of life, with a...
View ArticleMichael Chabon
“He loved, first of all, the ride into the city. As with many lonely children, his problem was not solitude itself but that he was never left free to enjoy it.”
View ArticleWilliam Whyte, Rediscovering the Center, 1988
“But as the city has been losing functions it has been reasserting its most ancient one: a place where people come together, face-to-face. More than ever, the center is the place for news and gossip,...
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