The Names of Neighborhoods

Yah, neighborhood rivalry exists in many cities in the States. Maybe most cities in the world. I like how the area names organically develop and are maintained by the residents, even though real estate people keep trying to smear the boundaries to their benefit. New Yorky 'hood names are so often semi-acronyms: Soho, Tribeca, Nolita. In Chicago they are usually named for the nearby park: Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Rogers Park. In San Francisco they have a formal "the" in the names: The Mission, The Tenderloin, The Sunset. Ah, the subtle joys of living on Earth.