The ten largest MSAs in 1960 (SMSA for everything except Chicago and New York, which are CMSAs) with current rank in parentheses. New York (1) Chicago (3) Los Angeles (within a whisker of Chicago) (2) Philadelphia (5) Detroit (11) San Francisco (13) Boston (10) Pittsburgh (!!) (22) St. Louis (18) Washington (8) San Francisco is [...]
I haven't blogged in awhile, so I am catching up a little.... Paul Krugman writes two blog posts about rail, one of which I like, and one of which I don't. This one is, I think, correct: Oh, boy — this George Will column (via Grist) is truly bizarre: So why is America’s “win the [...]
The first time I visited Pasadena, in 1980, the place was a bit down-in-the mouth. The corner of Fair Oaks and Colorado (the heart of what would become Old Town) featured disreputable establishments, and many beautiful old houses had fallen into disrepair. Air quality was dreadful. Now, 30 years later, Pasadena is among the loveliest [...]