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finkian
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Charm City
Mar 2002
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I come from the lovely college town of eugene, Oregon, haven for hippies, beatnicks, anarchists, hobos, homos, and general ne'er do wells-- tis a rainy existence there, but one ever puncuated by topless protests, college riots, and a thriving marijuana trade. Ahhhh, home sweet home.
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Toronto, Canada - AECCP member
Apr 2001
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Originally posted by finkian
I come from the lovely college town of eugene, Oregon, haven for hippies, beatnicks, anarchists, hobos, homos, and general ne'er do wells-- tis a rainy existence there, but one ever puncuated by topless protests, college riots, and a thriving marijuana trade. Ahhhh, home sweet home. |
Cool, I know someone who teaches in the lovely college town of Eugene, Oregon. Two people, even! Neither of them are hippies, beatnicks, anarchists, hobos, homos, or general ne'er do wells 
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Buck Birdseed
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Khoon Ki Pyasi Dayan (1988)
Nov 2000
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I live in the little overhistorical shithole of York (Celtic farm -> Roman Fort -> Viking Capital -> Major mediaeval stronghold -> Major battle site -> Important trading town -> Railway centre -> Military base -> University town), pop. negigible (okay, 100 000), famous for it's rather boring city walls, noncommittant mediaeval streets (Grey stone upon ****ing grey stone intersperesd with high-street shops) and one of the most ill-designed cathedrals I've ever seen, the huge-but-boring Minster. But that's not my city, as you may have guessed. No, I live for the Beauty on Water, the consistently wonderful city of Stockholm...
If you got a map of Sweden, and had to pinpoint exactly where you'd place a city, Stockholm would quite possibly be it- it's one of those locations endowed by nature with near-perfect opportunities for trade and living. To the west lies sweden's third largest lake, to the east the Baltic sea, and the very centre of Stockholm, at a set of short, well, rapids is the single point where one flows into the other. This results in a city fractured onto a multitude of islands, so clean that you can fish huge salmon in the middle of town, and perfectly poised as a centre of trade. The first of these is the most important- it makes Stockholm feel a whole lot bigger than it actually is (pop. 1 500 000), and much more structured and intense than bigger but more spread-out cities- Almost like half a London, if you will, not one one tenth of the size. The number of record shops, for instance, is simply astounding- the highest concentration in europe in some areas.
There are some weaknesses- the Central Station and surrounding tracks destroy large parts of the city, the best and most hilly streets were flattened out a hundred to fourty years ago, a lot of the city has been destroyed from time to time... But there is nothing like a walk through Vasatan or Södermalm to bring me joy.
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Provost Harrison
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The farce is strong with this one.
Feb 2000
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Ah, the city of Kingston-Upon-Hull in Yorkshire, Northern England stands on the estuary of the River Humber. The population of Hull plus adjoining areas (the whole metropolitan area) is 450 000 people. Hull is a major container/passenger port, university city and in the past a large fishing port, all of which leave quite an impression on the city, although in the modern era, it is a relatively poor, socially derelict city, although not an aesthetically unappealing one which many attractions to visit, including the recently opened Deep project at a cost of over £40m (still got to visit there myself, only opened 3 weeks ago  )
Here are some piccies of the city, here is The Deep itself:
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Ecthy
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Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
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The Altmarkt or old marketplace in Cottbus, south Brandenburg, East Germany.
It has a population of about 150,000 people if you count the area around us in. First settlements were Slav villages around, adjacent to the Spree river that also crosses Berlin. Later some castle was built and first mentioned by chronicles in the year AD 1156. We've got a historical old town which you can see on that pic. The city bloomed twice in the past 150 years, The first big hit was the growing textile industry in the 19th century. The city had a population of about 60,000 before WWII. The 2nd boom was in communist times, when Cottbus and the surrounding Lausitz region became some kind of eenrgy central of the GDR due to rich coal supplies. In 1989, the population of the city as such peaked at about 128,000, it is about 106,000 today.
Following a map of the region.
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Ecthy
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Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
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And the city itself
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Zkribbler
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Feb 1999
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Has anyone here not seen pictures of Los Angeles?
While cities like gorgeous Riga have a homogeneous architecture, the architecture in L.A. is an ad hoc pot pourri: a combination of Spanish Mediterranean, post-WWII-suburban bland, glass-box skyscrapers, what-were-they-thinkin? (such as in the Brown Derby, the Tail of the Pup) and pseudo-international (such as the Mann's Chinese Theater and the Citadel's Assyrian architecture).
Following the 1933 Long Beach earthquakes, Angelenos decided it would be safer to grow out and not up. So building rarely had more than a few floors. But area-wise, Los Angeles became the second largest city in the U.S. This vast terrritory also gave rise to the freeway mentality. Also, we lost any viable downtown. Rather, we ended up with dozens of city centers, scattered all over the place.
It's only been the last few decades that building techniques have improved to the point L.A. began building skyscrapers. Our downtown is again returning and is very new and beautiful.
We've also become the No. 1 port of entry into the U.S. which gives us very diverse demographics. We have also become No. 2 in population, after NYC. In Los Angeles, the people are nice but phoney. Whereas in New York, they are hostile but sincere.
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DanS
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Kickball Capital of the World
Jan 1970
time: 00:18
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The city of Washington is rather small. Only 550,000 people live here, but about 2 million people work here, especially lawyers and government workers (that's why everybody loves us  ).
Washington is a study in contrasts. About half of the city is filled with quite nice town houses, mansions, condo apartment buildings, and federal landmarks. The other half is pretty rough, and some of it could be described fairly as a warzone. Over 200 people are murdered each year in that portion of the city...
Washington is an atypical U.S. city for a number of reasons. It is one of the only cities in the U.S. to have building height restrictions. No building can be taller than the Statue of Freedom on top of the capitol dome--i.e., ~13 stories. This makes for a very odd downtown. There is an area of about 100 blocks square filled with 13-story office buildings.
Another atypical item is that Washington was planned by a Frenchman and was meant to take the best from the layout of Paris and Saint Petersburg. The city is laid out on a hub and spoke system, much to the confusion of visiting drivers to the city. But it makes for very quick travel for those who know their way around.
Also, in the infinite wisdom of our founding fathers, Washington is placed right in the middle of a swamp.  We don't quite know what they were thinking, but August often hits 95 degrees F, with unbearable humidity.
Lastly, Washington has very good public transportation. The subway system is modern, clean, comfortable, safe, dependable, cheap, etc. Fortunately, the metro stations double for thermonuclear bomb shelters and can move about 1 million out of the city in about an hour.  There are several commuter rail lines too.
It's a cool city in which to live or to visit. Much of the city is kept meticulously by the Park Service.
Visit in early April (cherry blossoms) or mid-September (exceptionally nice weather) for a treat.
Everything 13 stories...
Relaxing at DuPont Circle, near where I live.
...in front of the fountain in the middle of the circle
Go Metro...
The Washington Monument, wrapped in the National Condom for renovations...
The Capitol. Statue of Freedom at tp...
The Supreme Court...
My name's Forrest. Forrest Gump.
The front of the white house facing the Washington Monument...
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Colon
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Antwerp, Colon's Chocolate Canard Country
Jan 1970
time: 06:18
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"Washington is an atypical U.S. city for a number of reasons. It is one of the only cities in the U.S. to have building height restrictions. No building can be taller than the Statue of Freedom on top of the capitol dome--i.e., ~13 stories. This makes for a very odd downtown. There is an area of about 100 blocks square filled with 13-story office buildings. "
Does that give the city a somewhat European looks? (bit like Paris or Barcelone but more orderly and modern) High rise never has been very popular around here.
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06-04-2002 00:02
All of the lights are green. Ah, I see... it must of happened when they where editing out all of the smog. 
I will definetly try to go there when I get the chance, maybe I´ll do another trip like 91/92. Riga > Berlin >Prague> Budapest >Vienna. I guess a lot of things have changed in 10 years...
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