“You can neither lie to a neighbourhood park, nor reason with it. 'Artist's conceptions' and persuasive renderings can put pictures of life into proposed neighbourhood parks or park malls, and verbal rationalizations can conjure up users who ought to appreciate them, but in real life only diverse surroundings have the practical power of inducing a natural, continuing flow of life and use.”
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Still Standing Book Club
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— last activity Jan 15, 2026 03:39PM
This real life book club has been continuously running for 25+ years. We all live in NY and its boroughs. We meet at restaurants. We used to meet a ...more
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