there is no there there
The quote “There is no there there” appears in Stein’s Book _Everybody’s Autobiography _. [1]
What was the use of me having come from Oakland, it was not natural for me to have come from there yes write about it if I like or anything if I like but not there, there is no there there. [2]
Referring to Oakland, where Stein spent her childhood. [3]
In his vision of the Matrix, space itself is not a spatial referent; cyberspace represents data and not place. [2]
Three Lives, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, and Everybody’s Autobiography provide great introductions to her writing. [...] Alice B. Toklas Place is a small three block alley-street located between Franklin and Larkin, and between Powell and Geary. [...] You can easily generate an area map if you wish to visit by using an online mapping service such as MapBlast or MapQuest. [1]
When Stein returned to California on her lecture tour to the United States in the 1930s, she wanted to visit her childhood home in Oakland. [2]
Please direct your questions to Sonja Streuber or Stafford. [1]
Phrase used to insult small town s, based on a misunderstanding of the context of its origin. [...] The context of the phrase is in a character’s recollection of a child’s tutorial on cyberspace. [...] Only code objects, created and in some cases controlled by the users, are normally displayed in the Matrix for other users to see - because those code objects, as machine data, have become part of the totality of data which the Matrix was created to display. [...] Unlike humans, for whom the Matrix is a data navigation tool and not an explicit virtual reality, these constructs display actual presence in the Matrix that is observable by humans who are accessing it. [2]
If your question is a matter of theory as opposed to a matter of fact, please join Stein-L, a virtual salon and mailing list on the art of Gertrude Stein. [...] The editors of this site welcome any inquiries about Stein’s biography and art. [1]
Sources:
[1] go ask alice: Gertrude Stein Online
[2] There’s no there there@Everything2.com
[3] 55537. Stein, Gertrude. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996