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Both Jackie and Liz bring up important points when it comes to the authors’ perspectives on the slums of New York. Like Jackie, I agree that the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has a negative view … Continue reading →

While the readings mentioned city planning, I find the most interesting thing to be how cities evolve despite how they are planned. This has a lot to do with Liz’s question: “Is there an underlying prejudice towards the citizens of … Continue reading →

I absolutely love when Jane Jacobs writes in The Death and Life of Great American Cities that “Cities are an immense laboratory of trial and error, failure and success, in city building and city design.”  In other words a city … Continue reading →

If these readings show anything,  it’s the natural progression of cities. As Jacky said, New York City looked nothing like it did 50 years ago, let alone 150! Five points was really eye opening for me because I always saw … Continue reading →

In response to Liz’s #3 question, I definitely believe there is prejudice in calling Five Points the “worst neighborhood.” Five Towns is described as a dirty slum that is the shame of America containing the lowest of all human beings. … Continue reading →

The most interesting of the three readings was definitely the Five Points. However, this is only because it is narrated as if telling a story; information is revealed using real documented conversations and interactions. I found the other two readings … Continue reading →

I too found the readings on Five Points to be extremely interesting, especially since as a commuting high school student, I would constantly pass by the famous graffiti-covered Five Points building on the 7 train. I agree with Liz’s observations … Continue reading →

I agree with the previous posts in that Jane Jacobs seems to be overly pessimistic, and that she didn’t always fully explain her statements and accusations. Still, she brings up some good points. As Zachy mentioned, a city is a … Continue reading →

Unlike some of my peers, I agree with Jane Jacob’s cynical view on the efforts that have been made to rid the city of its slums. While I realize that the gentrification of the previously mentioned Needle Park (Upper West … Continue reading →

I like the way that Jane Jacobs views a city as an evolving organism rather than a puzzle with one shape. As I was reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities, it almost sounded like the planning of … Continue reading →