there is no there there

== English == === Alternative forms === there's no there there there's no "there" there there is no "there" there === Etymology === From a remark by Gertrude Stein in Everybody's Autobiography (1937), concerning the fact that her childhood home in Oakland, California, no longer existed. === Phrase === there is no there there (idiomatic) The indicated thing, person, or other matter has no distinctive identity, or no significant characteristics, or no functional center point; nothing significant exists in that place; nothing significant is occurring in that situation. === See also === wherever you go, there you are === Further reading === Gertrude Stein § "There is no there there" on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Oakland, California § "There is no there there" on Wikipedia.Wikipedia