Author Archives: Yvette

I believe the majority of this week’s readings concerned race and how it affected certain neighborhoods. A lot of the information, I feel, was repetitive and discussed numerous times in class. However what I did find interesting was the parallels … Continue reading →

This week’s focus, as made evident from the reading, is how they lived. They lived in tenements and the housing condition was a major factor discussed by all three authors. Foner stated that three fourths of Manhattan residents lived in … Continue reading →

The three readings shed much light on urban planning. I never knew the addition of highways and department stores had such an effect on the way we live today to the type of demographics in different areas. It even explained … Continue reading →