Comments on: Living in My Neighborhood http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:08:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: meera mathew http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-139 meera mathew Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:53:47 +0000 http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-139 well i happened to google search on living in neighbourbood for the coming up assingment due out in 2 weeks and this is result webpage i got!!! n suprise ..... its bit intresting how each describe there neighbourhood. to me my neihbourhood would be were i can get by jump hop n skip n know d shortcuts n wayouts like back of my hand,the familarity of being at home n sense of warmth n happiness wen u tak a stride down d road! well i happened to google search on living in neighbourbood for the coming up assingment due out in 2 weeks and this is result webpage i got!!!

n suprise ….. its bit intresting how each describe there neighbourhood.
to me my neihbourhood would be were i can get by jump hop n skip n know d shortcuts n wayouts like back of my hand,the familarity of being at home n sense of warmth n happiness wen u tak a stride down d road!

]]> By: Becks http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-78 Becks Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:21:12 +0000 http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-78 That description makes complete sense. Your story in the East Bay is like mine flipped. I lived in Berkeley for several years and now live in Oakland. The choice though is easy for me. Oakland wins hands down, but I guess you've probably figured that out already. That description makes complete sense.

Your story in the East Bay is like mine flipped. I lived in Berkeley for several years and now live in Oakland. The choice though is easy for me. Oakland wins hands down, but I guess you’ve probably figured that out already.

]]> By: m http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-75 m Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:50:31 +0000 http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-75 I define my neighborhood a little less broadly, but I consider the areas you describe to all be pretty much part of my home city, if that makes sense, as opposed to my neighborhood. I consider pretty much from albany to downtown oakland/jack london square area to be part of "where I live." My neighborhood though for now is in Berkeley near downtown and includes north berkeley and areas by campus. Where you seem to live now is my old neighborhood, which I typically saw as extending from the rockridge/elmwood areas to piedmont, downtown oakland/jack london square area, to part of emeryville (near san pablo and 40th), and to maybe to as for north as alcatraz and telegraph or so. Ashby/WF didn't quite feel "in the neighborhood" to me when I lived there. Driving to Berkely always felt like a long trek to me. There are so many things I loved about living in Temescal (for some reason the Longs on 51st and Broadway is one of them. Also the art store up there near CCAC) but Berkeley has its good (and bad) points too. If I could live anywhere around here, I think it would be . . . Huh, I'm surprised I'm having a hard time answering that question for myself. Anyway great description of your neighborhood. Despite living there for years, in 3 different apartments, I actually never made it to the farmer's market there! I define my neighborhood a little less broadly, but I consider the areas you describe to all be pretty much part of my home city, if that makes sense, as opposed to my neighborhood.

I consider pretty much from albany to downtown oakland/jack london square area to be part of “where I live.” My neighborhood though for now is in Berkeley near downtown and includes north berkeley and areas by campus.

Where you seem to live now is my old neighborhood, which I typically saw as extending from the rockridge/elmwood areas to piedmont, downtown oakland/jack london square area, to part of emeryville (near san pablo and 40th), and to maybe to as for north as alcatraz and telegraph or so. Ashby/WF didn’t quite feel “in the neighborhood” to me when I lived there. Driving to Berkely always felt like a long trek to me.

There are so many things I loved about living in Temescal (for some reason the Longs on 51st and Broadway is one of them. Also the art store up there near CCAC) but Berkeley has its good (and bad) points too. If I could live anywhere around here, I think it would be . . . Huh, I’m surprised I’m having a hard time answering that question for myself.

Anyway great description of your neighborhood. Despite living there for years, in 3 different apartments, I actually never made it to the farmer’s market there!

]]> By: dogtown commons » The city as ecosystem http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-62 dogtown commons » The city as ecosystem Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:17:01 +0000 http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-62 [...] their feet would be a good place to start. Not only is walking around a city one of life’s great pleasures, but it’s good for the city, good for the environment, and good for one’s health. [...] [...] their feet would be a good place to start. Not only is walking around a city one of life’s great pleasures, but it’s good for the city, good for the environment, and good for one’s health. [...]

]]> By: justanothersnarkystudentblog http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-53 justanothersnarkystudentblog Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:58:37 +0000 http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-53 I define my neighborhood similarly. If I can walk there without getting extremely overheated, then I'm well within my neighborhood. But, if the distance is long enough that I take off my sweatshirt or long sleeved shirt, that defines leaving my neighborhood. When I walk from home in Rockridge to UC Berkeley, I pass through a couple neighborhoods, and by the time I get to my destination, I'm taking off all the clothes I can without turning any heads. That's how I know how far my neighborhood stretches. I define my neighborhood similarly. If I can walk there without getting extremely overheated, then I’m well within my neighborhood. But, if the distance is long enough that I take off my sweatshirt or long sleeved shirt, that defines leaving my neighborhood.

When I walk from home in Rockridge to UC Berkeley, I pass through a couple neighborhoods, and by the time I get to my destination, I’m taking off all the clothes I can without turning any heads. That’s how I know how far my neighborhood stretches.

]]> By: V Smoothe http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-52 V Smoothe Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:54:49 +0000 http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/living-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-52 I consider all of downtown to be my neighborhood. In my mind, that stretches from Jack London Square to West Grand, and from Lake Merritt to the freeway. So it's a pretty large area. I also frequently walk up to Grand and Lakeshore, or Eastlake, or Koreatown, but even though they're within walking distance, I consider them other neighborhoods. I'm from Houston, so your memories of growing up in LA strike a familiar chord. Between the street layout and the oppressive heat, we never walked anywhere (unless I was "going for a walk," which I would do in a loop every night after dinner with my dad). Now the idea of "going for a walk" sounds so odd to me. Of course, back then I didn't blink an eye at the thought of driving for 45 minutes or more to go to dinner or to a movie. It really is a different world out here. I consider all of downtown to be my neighborhood. In my mind, that stretches from Jack London Square to West Grand, and from Lake Merritt to the freeway. So it’s a pretty large area. I also frequently walk up to Grand and Lakeshore, or Eastlake, or Koreatown, but even though they’re within walking distance, I consider them other neighborhoods.

I’m from Houston, so your memories of growing up in LA strike a familiar chord. Between the street layout and the oppressive heat, we never walked anywhere (unless I was “going for a walk,” which I would do in a loop every night after dinner with my dad). Now the idea of “going for a walk” sounds so odd to me. Of course, back then I didn’t blink an eye at the thought of driving for 45 minutes or more to go to dinner or to a movie. It really is a different world out here.

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