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We’re celebrating 250 years of American urbanism at City of Yes this month. Today’s essay is free for everyone thanks to the paid subscribers who make this work possible. The best way to support this work is with a paid subscription. Thank...
Ben Franklin and the City He Built
We’re celebrating 250 years of American urbanism at City of Yes this month. If you find this work valuable, please consider supporting it with a paid subscription. Thanks for reading!
By the time the blood had dried on the fields of Yorktown, the American economy was in ruins. The fledgling nation was essentially bankrupt with a war debt of $160 million in 1780 dollars—nearly $4 billion today. While Washington’s bedraggl...
This essay is the final installment in a Pride Month series on gay life and the city. The first two are “The Lavender City” and “The Death and Life of Gay American Cities.” Today’s essay is free for everyone; if you’d like access to the ful...
There Goes the Gayborhood (Again)
We’re celebrating Pride this month at City of Yes! The full version of this essay is available to paid subscribers. If you find this work valuable, now is a great time to come out—and keep the strobe light...
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