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I don't imagine it ever replacing SV, but supposing a tech scene did take root in the East Bay, where do you think it would be? Think something analogous to "Si
by tatalegma 13y ago
I don't imagine it ever replacing SV, but supposing a tech scene did take root in the East Bay, where do you think it would be? Think something analogous to "Silicon Alley", AKA Dumbo/Red Hook in Brooklyn, NY.
- krakensden 13y agoThere's already a bunch of companies in Oakland- Pandora is the best loved. Emeryville is growing like crazy and there are lots of companies there. Berkeley has a bunch of small shops, and the university and city are trying to coordinate an "innovation zone".
- philrapo 13y agoIsn't "Silicon Alley" more known to be Flatiron/Chelsea/midtown south in Manhattan?
- akgerber 13y agoSilicon Alley is the general Union Square area. There are quite a few tech offices in Dumbo, and starting to be more in Williamsburg/Greenpoint and Downtown Brooklyn, but very few in Red Hook, which is one of the least transit-accessible neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
- tatalegma 13y agoSorry I am not super familiar with the neighborhoods. I think of Red Hook and Dumbo as the same for some reason, I am thinking of one neighborhood (with lots of tech companies), but not sure which of the two is the name of it. Apparently it's Dumbo.