After doing case-studies on neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, one can’t help but wonder what it takes for a plan to succeed. Or at the very least, why it’s so difficult for a plan to succeed. Like, why is it that even when the community board has a reasonable plan, like […]
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While some scholars argue that manufacturing was unnecessary and bound to be displaced, they often overlook the likelihood of manufacturing being forced out of Williamsburg. Winifred Curran discusses the sad tale of manufacturing in Williamsburg in the two readings assigned. In “‘From the Frying Pan to the Oven’: Gentrification and […]
If transforming Williamsburg was thought to be difficult, then transforming Harlem must have seemed impossible a few decades ago. While Williamsburg had its underground parties and its nightclubs, Harlem had a rich cultural history of musicians, political figures, and athletes. Though the two neighborhoods differed in many respects, it was […]
There’s been a common thread running through many of our readings. Critics such as Tochterman, Florida, and Zukin, among others, have referenced the theory of Jane Jacobs and how it has/hasn’t held up. This may be indicative of the recognition her argument has received. It’s striking, and a little odd […]
The conflict between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, the difference between their two visions can be generalized to a battle between interest in capital and interest in public life; the automobile vs the human; the middle class vs the working class. One of the lines that highlights the antagonistic relationship […]
