Cities and Economic Pivots

Cities and Economic Pivots

Here’s something I think about a lot. I believe in that Shakespearean phrase “what’s past is prologue”, meaning that past events serve as a good indicator of what the future may hold. In the context of cities, this applies to the economic histories of numerous cities across America. Throughout history cities have been founded for economic, social or cultural reasons. They are places where people initially came together to trade, to administrate,…