Our memories of a place

It is often out of the tiniest details that people form their memories of a place, and it is through these seemingly “small” things that the potential for enlivening a city lies.

From Social life project’s article Build Back Better, Together: 11 Transformative Agendas to Restore Social Life in Your Community:

#8. Strengthening Assets that Express a City’s Character

It is often out of the tiniest details that people form their memories of a place, and it is through these seemingly “small” things that the potential for enlivening a city lies.

Features like murals, water fountains, sculptures, play structures, games, kiosks, and bus stops may seem like “nice-to-haves,” but together they add up to give a place a real and vital sense of character.

The details of a city, whether where one lives or is passing through as a visitor, are often the stuff of both personal landmarks and shared legends: They appeal to us because they spark our imaginations and add a sense of charm or a story to a given place. They are often the very core of our memories of a place.