tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561675145459912306.post1404511145137441624..comments2024-01-15T05:13:57.506-05:00Comments on IMPORTANCE OF PLACE: On Knowing a PlaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561675145459912306.post-16702226462836508132008-09-17T11:35:00.000-04:002008-09-17T11:35:00.000-04:00Nice blog.....agree with much of the narrative as ...Nice blog.....agree with much of the narrative as well. I remember living in DC for the first time, near Dupont Circle and had the same revelation of walking the streets I had driven down countless times before and seeing MUCH MUCH more......flowering vines on fences, hidden gardens off of narrow passageways, tiny local stores (cobbler and key maker); the regiment, rhythm, and pace of the day marked by when neighbors walked their dogs, carried their dry cleaning home, and even the morning clammer of city trash pickup.....you could set your watch to these things.......a discovery of that sense of place and community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com