US Class-Divided Cities

Cal_Escapee · April 2nd, 2013, 09:35 PM

This is from a series in The Atlantic Monthly. In the series, each map is accompanied by a lot of discussion and description. Let's see what YOU think:

San Francisco

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/nei...-edition/4832/

Cities covered in the series are (besides San Francisco):

New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Washington, D.C.
Atlanta
Miami
Dallas
Houston
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit--Coming

As far as San Francisco goes, the demographics of the maps seem to correlate pretty well with the "feel" of most neighborhoods with few exceptions. For example I don't detect much difference in the 16 block square of red (service) on the western slope of Russian Hill between Leavenworth and Van Ness from the surrounding "creative" blocks. The whole area is hipsterville.

LtBk · April 3rd, 2013, 09:51 PM

I was excepting Boston city proper to have more "purple".

vrsprng · April 3rd, 2013, 11:57 PM

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing with us.

my sky · May 5th, 2013, 10:29 PM

in the twin cities (MN, where I'm from) it seems that all poor neighborhoods are close to each other and outer suburbs never have lots of problems with poverty / crime.

Along any west coast metro I've found that you don't have to be within several miles of the core city for it to be a 'sketchy' neighborhood.

so I don't know how San Francisco or the Bay area as a whole would rank when it comes to class integration.

April 2nd, 2013, 09:35 PM	#1
Cal_Escapee In Search of Sanity Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Francisco/Tucson Posts: 1,121 Likes (Received): 486	US Class-Divided Cities This is from a series in The Atlantic Monthly. In the series, each map is accompanied by a lot of discussion and description. Let's see what YOU think: San Francisco http://www.theatlanticcities.com/nei...-edition/4832/ Cities covered in the series are (besides San Francisco): New York Los Angeles Chicago Washington, D.C. Atlanta Miami Dallas Houston Philadelphia Boston Detroit--Coming As far as San Francisco goes, the demographics of the maps seem to correlate pretty well with the "feel" of most neighborhoods with few exceptions. For example I don't detect much difference in the 16 block square of red (service) on the western slope of Russian Hill between Leavenworth and Van Ness from the surrounding "creative" blocks. The whole area is hipsterville.

April 3rd, 2013, 11:57 PM	#3
vrsprng VRSPRNG Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 98004 & 28269 Posts: 186 Likes (Received): 16	Very interesting. Thanks for sharing with us. __________________ Keepin' it classy since '81.

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April 3rd, 2013, 09:51 PM	#2
LtBk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lutherville-Timonium Posts: 2,291 Likes (Received): 71	I was excepting Boston city proper to have more "purple".

May 5th, 2013, 10:29 PM	#4
my sky BANNED Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 0 Likes (Received): 1	in the twin cities (MN, where I'm from) it seems that all poor neighborhoods are close to each other and outer suburbs never have lots of problems with poverty / crime. Along any west coast metro I've found that you don't have to be within several miles of the core city for it to be a 'sketchy' neighborhood. so I don't know how San Francisco or the Bay area as a whole would rank when it comes to class integration.