eh, I think it has categorically changed. I mean, people have bemoaning the fact that Rome is not what is was for centuries. That doesn't mean it's not a vibrant, wonderful city. But it's also not what it _was_ (probably for the better, in that case). Ann Arbor is really something. It's just not the town I grew up in. (and neither is my high school much like it used to be, from what I hear).

Re: Ann Arbor, as mistrtoad said below, "The hip vibe which drew thousands of countercultural wannabees seems to have prompted them to commodify the lifestyle. Now the authentic homegrown counterculture can't afford to live there. Fortunately, it's still beautiful."

That's exactly what I see.