Cosmopolitan Canopy

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The quintessential city would be cloaked in diversity and acceptance making it a place for everyone. Establishing a reputation of this idea of a cosmopolitan canopy, Philadelphia is one major city where the urban setting has created a safe haven inviting in those who benefit from all around public acceptance making it “one of the defining characteristics of the place” (Anderson 3). The idea of social and ethnic diversity and acceptance in a public place amplified by the modern use of the internet are key factors in establishing a functioning cosmopolitan canopy in an urban setting. Anderson starts his exploration in the city by defining the perimeter of the Cosmopolitan Canopy in the restraints of center city. Center city already has the …show more content…

There are more than one ways to perform under this idea, using a device that connects people all around creates a co-present cosmopolitan canopy. Within one setting, it is possible to be there physically sharing the diverse space but also to not physically be there but still aware of the presence you have with other people. The internet has created a bigger spectrum of what we consider public space. 30 years ago, a public space was one you had to physically share. Today, public can mean anything, anyone can access. Under the idea of a cosmopolitan canopy, the space is now enlarged as people are experiencing both, the physical and metaphysical …show more content…

Noting not just the physical appearance but of all the different faces many stages of life it brings. A passage from Anderson is great example of pointing out the exterior, as well as the interior of this canopy. He notes the fancy and upscale buildings and commercial shops that show as the face of the canopy but he looks within the space and sees the many different faces and activities that thrive and make up the interior of the Rittenhouse (20). It accurately captures the people thriving in an environment that isn’t very monogamous. The ideal space for those who are different or more along the lines of diverse. In the now established public space, “No one group claims priority, a hallmark of the cosmopolitan canopy” (Anderson 5). This allows the space to function for any one group.
“These places draw a mix of people, but a young and hip crowd from the city and the suburbs predominates…It attracts different types of people at-different times of the day and the year. Its social neutrality is remarkable. Diverse people converge, defining the setting as belonging to everyone and deemphasizing race and other particularities” (Anderson 5).
Making the cosmopolitan canopy work and providing the public acceptance the outer city limits do not

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