City Museum of New York
John Semanduyev
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The tour portrayed New York’s unique timeline, as well as a focus on four integral parts of New York. The journey began with an analysis of Diversity, Money, Creativity, and Density. Diversity and density, in particular, are very applicable to the theme of our class as a whole. The city’s seemingly unbound diversity has a direct correlation to its potential density. As the city of immigrants began to take shape, finding unoccupied land became a major issue. The solution was to start building upwards, and along with the invention of the elevator, the skyscrapers we see today were born.
The second part of the tour consisted of a timeline walk around each decade since the beginning of New York. This was my favorite part of the session. Along with the valuable information, each decade had some physical items symbolizing a particular period. The 90’s, for example, had a fresh pair of all white reeboks. The 1910’s featured Lawson’s finance book and so on. Throughout each exhibit, the city’s relentless rebellious nature is evident. Something about the city just seems so freeing. Overall, the trip was exciting and informative.
Questions:
Why is creativity so synonymous with city life?
How does money and business relate to density?
