# LegalTowns

Wherein LegalTowns.com migrates to the Land of Substack.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/legaltowns-substack-com>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/legaltowns-substack-com.md>

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## [Spotlight: Toledo](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/spotlight-toledo)

_2025-12-03 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

Years ago, one thing that inspired me to begin writing the LT blog was the occasional discovery of an urban gem, like Ouro Preto, a Brazilian gold-rush town.

## [DC's Continental Urban Notes](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/dcs-continental-urban-notes)

_2025-11-24 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

European proportions define the US capital

## [Camillo Sitte in the 21st Century](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/camillo-sitte-in-the-21st-century)

_2024-05-28 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

Exploring a great urbanist's 19th century examples, as they live today

## [Olmsted's Brooklyn Comes to Life](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/olmsteds-brooklyn-gem)

_2024-05-20 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

In spring, especially, the boundary between Prospect Park and the gloomy, earth-colored blocks of Park Slope is fluid.

## [On Earthquakes and Memories](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/on-earthquakes-and-memories)

_2024-04-07 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

We had a small earthquake yesterday.

## [Ibn Battuta and the Echoes of Another World](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/ibn-battuta-and-the-echoes-of-another)

_2024-02-19 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

I’ve been reading an English translation of the Rihla, an account of Ibn Battuta’s 14th-century journeys through nearly all the known world.

## [A Stormy Night](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/a-stormy-night)

_2024-02-04 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

A few more photos from last month’s quick visit to New Orleans.

## [The Living Music of New Orleans](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/the-music-of-new-orleans)

_2024-01-22 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

I was impressed by the vitality of live music in this city.

## [A Haunted and Enchanted City](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/a-haunted-and-enchanted-city)

_2024-01-15 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

I spent part of last week in New Orleans — my first time in that city.

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_2024-01-15 · **Sponsored**_

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## [London: Work + Exploring](https://legaltowns.substack.com/p/london-work-exploring)

_2023-12-19 · Theo Mackey Pollack_

Our group made a quick trip to London last summer (2022) to meet with a collaborating team that’s based there.