| When/Where | Hotbed For | Expect to Encounter | Attire |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 600 bc Temple Mount, Jerusalem |
Worship, prophecy, prayer | The Holy of Holies, Ark of the Covenant, sacrifices | Saturday best |
| c. 450 bc Agora, Athens |
Commerce, democracy, philosophy, ostracism | Colonnades, Temple of Ares, statues, fresh food, Socrates, fire eaters, sophists, jugglers, no women | Toga |
| c. 1350 Bourse, Bruges |
Business, trade, capitalism |
Stock exchange, fistfights, residence of namesake Van der Burse, with its coat of arms featuring three purses | Livery or long gowns |
| c. 1650 Coffeehouses, Vienna |
Reading, drinking, arguing | Loose women, portrait of father of Viennese coffee Jerzy Kulczycki, disdain for government | Wigs and petticoat breeches |
| c. 1700 Sentō, Edo |
Bathing, relaxation | Steam baths, tea, the upper class, sexual services | None |
| c. 1960 Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco |
Counterculture, music, escape from middle-class values | “Beautiful People,” LSD, Jefferson Airplane, handmade leaflets, gonorrhea | Tie-dye shirts, bell-bottoms, flowers in hair |
| c. 1985 Mall of America, Minneapolis |
Commerce, eating, general consumption | Food courts, Abercrombie & Fitch, public restrooms, Tiffany concerts | Matching jeans and denim jacket |
