Monterey Bay Cannery Row Painting Postcard

A city is a relatively large and permanent human settlement.Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law. Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process, but it also presents challenges to managing urban growth. A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas, creating numerous businesscommuters traveling to urban centers for employment. Once a city expands far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis. In terms of population, the largest city proper is Shanghai, while the fastest growing is Dubai. The lights of office buildings shine on bustling streets, while taxi cab horns honk at motorcycles. Late night bars ring the happy hour bells and pour soda over ice. The night goes on as couples hit the dance floors and the casinos. The corporate bankers wear swag suits on the city subway, trading stocks and bonds. Gorgeous penthouses overlook the sparkling lights of the city that never sleeps. Boston, new york, manhattan, Sydney, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Miami, Philadelphia, Rome, Paris, San Diego, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Kyoto, Moscow, Barcelona, Dubai