The company plans a residential and commercial center. I'm not sure this is necessarily progress, but it truly is change. If nothing else, the economic downturn has lowered real estate prices, sparking new development, creating jobs and, soon, more housing in this densely packed city. Young people have also changed. I know every generation leaves its mark, but this one seems to be leaving several.
Women now dye their hair blond and wear pedal pushers.
Men sport wispy goatees and pierced ears. And everyone can be seen everywhere clutching cell phones. Not listening or talking into the devices, but reading them. The cell phones have tiny screens that flash e-mail messages. There are 7,000 Internet sites specially adapted to I-Mode, allowing users to, among other things, keep up on breaking news, make restaurant reservations, check traffic conditions and airline schedules.