Just returned from my second-ever trip to the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area, the first being just a few weeks ago. Interesting how everyone, from the client to the cabbies, lament the suburban/corporate sprawl that obliterates the orchards and other open space.
I just saw the revival of Sam Shepard’s True West, originally written in the 60’s, and the theme was the same – the West has disappeared.
It’s not a theme here in the New York metropolitan area because all the land within commuting distance from Manhattan was developed a while ago.