I've never even been to seattle but i can at least tell you that grunge started there. Can you imagine a new genre of music starting in seattle now?
Also,
> There's an art gallery across the street from me. Many coffee shops and restaurants have locally created art for sale.
There's a ton of those in SF, too. Gentrifiers enjoy the old culture and all its signifiers; that's why they moved there in the first place. (IDK what you mean by street performers but there sure aren't those in SF.)
Also,
> There's an art gallery across the street from me. Many coffee shops and restaurants have locally created art for sale.
There's a ton of those in SF, too. Gentrifiers enjoy the old culture and all its signifiers; that's why they moved there in the first place. (IDK what you mean by street performers but there sure aren't those in SF.)