/tags/cities/ Recent bookmarks tagged #cities Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:52 +0000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago During the 1850s and 1860s, engineers carried out a piecemeal raising of the grade of central Chicago to lift the city out of its low-lying swampy ground. Buildings and sidewalks were raised on jackscrews. The work was funded by both private property owners and public funds.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #chicago #cities #engineering</p> Thu, 07 May 2026 19:19:55 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38535 chicago cities engineering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXw43ykWbJs Explore Portland's Lad's Edition, a unique neighborhood that deviates from the city's typical street grid. Discover its unusual diagonal streets and planned green spaces, contrasting with surrounding areas. This video details the neighborhood's history and architectural evolution, from its origins to its present day.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #cities #laddsaddition #oregon #pdx #portland #urbanplanning</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:02:43 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38085 cities laddsaddition oregon pdx portland urbanplanning http://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/410/A-Man-Renovating-His-Home-Discovered-A-Tunnel-To-A-Massive-Underground-City In 1963, a man in the Nevşehir Province of Turkey knocked down a wall of his home. Behind it, he discovered a mysterious room and soon discovered an intricate tunnel system with additional cave-like rooms. What he had discovered was the ancient Derinkuyu underground city in Turkey.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #cities #imported:pinboard #secrets #turkey #underground</p> Fri, 29 Aug 2014 05:20:34 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:25078 cities imported:pinboard secrets turkey underground http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/opinion/the-death-of-the-fringe-suburb.html?_r=2&ref=opinion#h[FtlIit] For too long, we over-invested in the wrong places. Those retail centers and subdivisions will never be worth what they cost to build. We have to stop throwing good money after bad. It is time to instead build what the market wants: mixed-income, walkable cities and suburbs that will support the knowledge economy, promote environmental sustainability and create jobs.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #cities #economy #jobs #suburbs</p> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:43:22 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19953 cities economy jobs suburbs http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2006/03/farm-fetish.html "I am just, I guess, well and truly tired of being told what "Middle America" wants, when Middle America is my age and lives in a goddam city, just like I have for my entire life."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #america #cities #farms #media #urban</p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:41:52 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:9835 america cities farms media urban