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By: The curve of the universe « PEASANTS

The curve of the universe « PEASANTS — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:03:39 +0000

[...] So far, the two most interesting rides I’ve begun to frequently undertake are the one from my house to my friends’ house in Mid-City via Lafitte Street—which takes me through the “Frontier of New Orleans,” past a street sign and stoplight graveyard, and right by the best graffiti I’ve ever seen sprayed at a police station (see below)—and the ride I take daily to and from work, which leads me through the Central City and Freret neighborhoods, both enormously blighted (and formerly horrifying) neighborhoods on the rebound. I would never have seen either of them had I stuck to automobile routes—unless I was making a special trip to Zeitgeist, perhaps—and I imagine a good portion of New Orleans’ wealthier natives haven’t been down these roads more than once. I find it consoling that New Orleans still has an “inner city” that actually exists in the middle of the urban area, rather than having its poor and troublesome residents swept to the peripheries. [...]

By: Alix Mui

Alix Mui — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:48:43 +0000

Sorry, aber das bezweifel ich ganz stark…

By: We All Can’t Die in Bed: Part I « GRATING SPACE

We All Can’t Die in Bed: Part I « GRATING SPACE — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:31:30 +0000

[...] between us as we pass on the sidewalk. I imagine the Puerto Rican public-housing dwellers in my neighborhood feel somewhat the same about [...]

By: nathancmartin

nathancmartin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:05:35 +0000

Andrea:

A) Yes.

B) Contrary to popular belief, capitalism and materialism are not the answer to all life’s questions.

C) Thanks for the tip.

By: beth

beth — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:21:11 +0000

“the soul of the suburbs strangles any glimmer of life or movement the place might have. In the aquarelle that we immediately paint with the palette of our feelings, we can use only one color: gray.” (bunuel)

No wonder they wanna move here.

By: andrea jennings

andrea jennings — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:27:44 +0000

A) I’ve never seen the Blackhawks play, does that make me a sub-par midwestern transplant?
B) Change is good, unless you like utter stagnation. However, is it possible for a neighborhood to change and grow (i.e. safer, cleaner etc.) WITHOUT gentrifying?
C) Cafe Colao (around the corner from you) has amazing hot chocolate.