Small aside, I hate the concepts of neighborhoods. If someone tells me they’re from Highland, or Bakerson, or Rockwell, that means absolutely nothing to me. The boundaries are so arbitrary, and when I’m driving I don’t have any indication when I cross one or which one I’m in. I’d rather people just tell me they’re close to the intersection of Major St A and Big Road B. Or that they’re near the IKEA.
It’s especially frustrating on dating apps like Hinge which only show neighborhoods. Half the time I don’t even know if they live in the same city as me.
Usually I'd agree with you, but San Francisco is _really_ into its neighborhoods. Woe unto you if you say you're in Potrero Hill when you're in Dog Patch, or say you're in the Mission when you're on 12th street on the edge of SOMA. It's why I built the webapp, since as a new-comer I was finding myself on the receiving end of a lot of unwarranted ribbing over where exactly I was!
Oh, it definitely is (re: SF being into neighbourhoods)! Cool project.
Kudos on recognising “Fairmount” versus lobbing it in with Glen Park or Noe Valley. (I don’t /really/ have a complex about this - but the neighbourhood does have some interesting history!)
But how does that work when you've never heard of Major St A or Big Road B? I know I don't know where all of the neighborhoods in my city are, but I know I've not heard of all of the major streets in my city.
It’s especially frustrating on dating apps like Hinge which only show neighborhoods. Half the time I don’t even know if they live in the same city as me.