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In New York, I know the West Village and Chelsea are the most tremendous artistic hubs I've ever experienced. Truly the frontier of cultural progress, beauty and creativity. They're also some of the most affluent neighborhoods on the planet, so I don't know if that fits your quote. I think the modern day 20's Paris would really be something like Hollywood, in terms of the grasp on popular culture and its total influence. But the world is so much more globalized I think the internet kind of voids any isolated niches of genius or creativity, unless it's intentionally hidden like an indie cafe in Brooklyn (not that they're genius).