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^ I don't consider any of those gritty. Can someone circle the grit on the pics? lol
Gritty has more than one meaning, and in this thread, it doesn't mean dirt and boarded windows. It means areas of town that aren't sparkling new. It means areas of town that are old, have character, and are desirable, not only to those wanting to buy a refurbished condo, but also to businesses looking to locate in a "hip" part of town. That's what "gritty" means to me, at least. If a city is missing that, it's missing a whole lot.
^ I don't consider any of those gritty. Can someone circle the grit on the pics? lol
You can't circle grit because unlike the way it has been defined by some in this thread, grit is not piles of debris or broken windows. It is more like patina. Think of a comfortable pair of worn-in shoes or a used book in good condition.
I just don't consider old buildings to be the indicator of grit. There are lots of nice old historic areas that are not gritty. If the buildings, streets and neighborhoods are all well kept, well maintained and clean, as in those photos, that's just an older area of the city. There has to be an element of at least some obvious neglect, and it really has to be on more than one building, or small area of a street - it's got to be more pervasive than that. Blight to me could be called extreme grit, but also implies significant abandonment of the neighborhood and usually danger.
I just don't consider old buildings to be the indicator of grit. There are lots of nice old historic areas that are not gritty. If the buildings, streets and neighborhoods are all well kept, well maintained and clean, as in those photos, that's just an older area of the city. There has to be an element of at least some obvious neglect, and it really has to be on more than one building, or small area of a street - it's got to be more pervasive than that. Blight to me could be called extreme grit, but also implies significant abandonment of the neighborhood and usually danger.
I would agree with this. Some of the examples of grit look like very well kept parts of the city. Grit should be dirtier, or worn.
There may be gritty buildings here and there but most are all kept, sidewalks have no cracks, no graffiti or tags, no old rusty fixies locked to fences, etc. This is just an old well kept area to me.
This is more like what I see as grit, busted up streets, cracked sidewalks, graffiti and tags, missing bricks in buildings, chipped paint, etc.
2940 Royal St
I just don't consider old buildings to be the indicator of grit. There are lots of nice old historic areas that are not gritty. If the buildings, streets and neighborhoods are all well kept, well maintained and clean, as in those photos, that's just an older area of the city. There has to be an element of at least some obvious neglect, and it really has to be on more than one building, or small area of a street - it's got to be more pervasive than that. Blight to me could be called extreme grit, but also implies significant abandonment of the neighborhood and usually danger.
No... You confusing grit with run down
Grit is basically quirks, grit comes from older design Victorian and etc building that age little from decorating and signs etc away from the emptiness feel like the place was just built. Murals and etc that wasn't on the organically. I will be back with more pics
There may be gritty buildings here and there but most are all kept, sidewalks have no cracks, no graffiti or tags, no old rusty fixies locked to fences, etc. This is just an old well kept area to me.
This is more like what I see as grit, busted up streets, cracked sidewalks, graffiti and tags, missing bricks in buildings, chipped paint, etc.
2940 Royal St
Grit does not mean ghetto, what you just show was blighted up areas
A well kept area can still be gritty. Gritty is more about feel of toughness or edgy versus an area the feel more plastic. or formal vs informal.
In a formal setting like work you may talk or dress a certain way, but an informal setting your more relax your feet is up, you talk and dress informal.
Chicago for instance the city of broad shoulders, the toughness you think of the nuts, the bolts, the historic factory. Even if area is revitalize and well kept it's still going give a tougher feeling than a plastic suburb or a generic loft.
A lot of more modern architecture focus more on spacious and simplicity.
tend to be more decorative
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This Glennwood park in Atlanta it's a nice urbanism project, that I think is a good idea and I think or time it will start feel more natural. but because it's a new and develop more together, it's sorta like a giant doll house. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/...53caeb46_b.jpg
but Older architectural been around to be customize, decorative, this Old Forth Ward Atlanta this area is mix older and newer buildings, Looking at this you sense this wasn't planned it just happen. The chaos. This whole area use be industrial brownfield warehouses and etc. No matter how many lofts they build the area would be gritty.
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