On January 21, 2016 at nine in the morning, I was in the parking lot of Main street barbeque of Durant, waiting to begin my assignment. It was 37 degrees Fahrenheit with an overcast sky. Alexis, Stephen, Mathew, and I were on a team together. I have been a resident of Durant for all my life and I have strolled down Main Street numerous times and I have browsed through some of the shops. It was difficult taking of the figurative lenses I wear of familiarity and I tried my best to be observant and map the city from a new perspective. I did not expect to see anything that was unfamiliar to me. Our exploration of downtown Durant focused mostly on the local self-owned businesses therefor we only explored the first four blocks and the shops there. …show more content…
There are a few other statues of painted horses in Durant around the downtown area but the blaze statue is the only one we observed up-close. The first shop we entered was the Hollow Tree. I had never been in the store and the shop owner gave us a thorough tour but we did not catch her name. We did discover that she is Nurse April’s mother. She introduced us to Tessa which made us free coffee and hot chocolate in their little café. The Hollow Tree had a wide variety of merchandise and the owner was extremely hospitable and verbose. The second store we ventured into was the Blessings Christian Book Store. It was small and the books did not completely fill the store but the worker was very friendly and informed us that it had been opened since 2009. The most memorable section of the store for me was a section that had books that were used or donated so shoppers who could not afford expensive items could buy a Bible or a piece of Christian literature for a fraction of the price. The first portion of our journey we had been welcomed but it had been very …show more content…
Our initial intentions were to go to Welborn music store and we were able to see the historical music pieces on the wall like an Indian sitar. We were also told that the building they were located in was a bakery in the 1920’s so the grease would still seep up into the carpet. It was interesting to listen to the history but it did not quiet meet my expectation because I was expecting it to be the best. After we left the music store we looked to our left and saw some old teal tile and a barber pole. We walked down and looked into the window and saw an old barber giving another older gentleman a haircut and it looked like a scene in a movie. At first we doubted if what we were seeing was real. Stephen agreed to get a haircut so we can go into the shop. The interior of the tiny Plaza Barber Shop was completely authentic and it looked like it hadn’t changed in at least fifty years. There was a very old heater in the corner that worked very well but it had a lot of trash behind it and I really hoped it wasn’t a fire hazard but it also looked covered in dust. There were three antique green barber chairs that were placed in the middle of the shop floor. There was also a row of bottles with bright green liquid called Jeris hair tonic that resembled what bugs bunny used in the barber of Seville. The man who was getting a haircut was very humorous and his name was Gene. We had asked what
When people ask me where I am from and I say Cleveland, they often react as if I had said “vanilla.” But if I say Believeland, they perk up and typically want to hear more.
The large influx of Greek and Italian immigrants is very prevalent in the neighbourhood, where it was named the largest Greektown in North America since the mid 1970s. This large population is also exhibited in the vast amount of Greek-run businesses, especially in the western region of the neighbourhood, providing Torontonians an up-close view into the Greek culture and way-of-life. In addition, the aged architecture from the early 1900s showcases how Toronto grew into the city it has now become, with each building in the neighbourhood preserving a certain function from that time period, such as the Danforth Music Hall. This allows Torontonians to obtain a deeper understanding of the vague history our city
In Nightingale Square, a small run down ‘mom & pop’ grocery store, a newly updated/built Downtown Store. I noticed many vehicles parked on the streets and residents walking the streets.
South Street Philadelphia’s sidewalk’s safety is not determined by the strangers shuffling in and out of the area, but instead by the local residents and community members who live there. Based on my personal observations, the biggest asset to South Street in regard to safety and overall quality of the area are the locals who reside there. This idea of community investment relating to the safety of a street is presented in Jane Jacob’s novel The Death and Life of Great American Cities and is one of her ideas that is accurately displayed throughout South Street. By examining the various ways people interact in different areas and shops on South Street, I was able to evaluate what aspects of her writing proved to be beneficial to the overall safety of the area.
Some people believe that Detroit is comparable to a blank canvas. A place where an opportunity is lurking right around the corner. They imagine it as a deserted place, in which a businessman can create anything they dream of. However, the harsh reality is, Detroit is not a blank canvas. It has been splattered with an era of prominence, scribbled on with the invention of the automobile, and engraved with a history of racism and corruption. Although much of Detroit’s glory has been stripped away, there are still people who exist in the city’s remnants. Actual people, with actual families, actual homes, and actual lives. When outsiders talk about the city’s revival, they are often forgetting about these people, or the actual citizens of
I'm from Round Rock, or for those of you who don't know where that is, we'll just go with Austin. Round Rock is great and you can find activities to find on some occasion, but when I am in Austin I am never bored. I used to go downtown a lot when I was younger with my Mother, Father, and older sister, but as my parents became busy and my sister and I became more involved in school we make the 20-minute travel to Austin less and less. I grew up with my two sisters and mother in the safety and growing town of Round Rock, but when I was able to drive my friends and I would make the drive downtown to enjoy the ambiance of Austin. I was given more freedom than my older sister was given in high school, but I couldn't complain my mother trusted me
Once we have succeeded in our mission to promote shopping locally even more, “for rent/sale” signs and vacant buildings will be a scarcity. In their places will be store fronts with friendly faces there to greet you at the door and help you find just what you were looking for, whether it be for yourself or someone you love. Main Street will be buzzing with activity. Shoppers will be carrying around their purchases in colorful bags, enjoying a conversation with their close friends and family, and experiencing just what Pratt was missing; the feeling of community. And with all of the fun and exciting events, they will remember the joys of shopping rather than the hassle it can cause.
Majority of us guy’s go to a barbershop to get a sharp haircut or just to kick back and get a laugh out of all the crazy and funny story’s that customers or barbers like to share. At times that barber can be a role model to us younger gentlemen because some of us might of grew up without a father figure in are life and he could show a positive example of what a hardworking man should be or basically just because he is a man’s best friend because that 30-45 minute haircut could include some of the best advice that you have ever received from another person. But one thing that 50% of us didn’t know that Barber’s in the early ages were Barber surgeons, which meant that they were surgeons and also dentists performing most of the duty’s that a normal dentist or surgeon would do now a days. So that’s why I decided to do my Research paper on how barbering has changed over the year’s! I’ve spent various amount of hours shadowing barbers who are veterans in the barber business and well known and respected among the barber community and also been attending barber battles and competition’s around the Bay Area just so I can see the different types of styles a certain type of crowd might have over a certain crowd and to experience that real barber brother and sister connection there is that is well known and respected among different barbers nation and country wide. With this experience of shadowing barbers and spending time in barbershops I’ve seen the art of barbering is a beauty many
Our yearly pilgrimage to our deer lease in Menard, Texas starts every year on the first Friday in November. To get there we head four hours north thru the sprawling metropolis of San Antonio, full of its traffic and impatient drivers. Upon leaving the city limits of San Antonio, we head west towards Kerrville and the landscape starts to change drastically. No longer are we driving on flat land but now the car is climbing small hills and the road winds. We drive in this direction until we reach the vast acres of ranch land located on a lonely farm road between the small cities of Junction and Menard. If you drive too fast down the winding road, you will miss the old metal gate that is almost hidden by brush trees. My husband is the hunter, yet I love to come with him, because this is the place, where I disconnect from the fast paced life of city dwelling and feel reconnected once again to nature and I find peace and rest here in this cactus and dirt oasis.
I used to feel uncomfortable and maybe even a little ashamed talking about myself and my family dynamics. I and use to be a cry baby and the middle child, but the year I turned ten years old, I was bump from middle child to the eldest daughter. I am one of four siblings, I have an older brother that lives in Houston, then it’s me, I have my only sister and my best friend that lives in Irving and then there is my kid brother, he was brought home August of 1988. My parents had left us home for two days. I didn’t have a clue why they were gone but when they finally came home, my dad was hold a 10 pound baby boy.
Ever since i was a kid, my parents always told me to never steal anything and never do any piracy. That is one thing that I still and always will follow my entire life. When I was a kid, I stole a candy bar and my parents caught me. I got in big trouble. I had to My day was as normal as ever, after work I came home around 7 p.m. and i'm going to the bar now. I went to “Kevin’s Bar’ and bought myself a $20 drink. I had only $30 left before i was out of money. All the girls saw me buy that expensive drink for myself, seeing that I was at self-pity and they all repelled away from me. Those $30 extra dollars that I had was gone in 10 minutes of self-pity. I was starting to get really drowsy here and there being at the bar for hours and hours. I eventually approached the girls at the V.I.P. area, but they all ignored me and was being dragged away.I got drowsy again. The last thing I heard was screaming and arguing from the girls before the door closed . Something came into my hands before I was dragged away, but i don’t know what it is, anyway I didn't care as long as i got home. I called my wife to bring me home who was later that
out of the largest Macy’s store in the world on to the ground of Herald Square. No different from inside the store, the loud rustling of the cars and voices of three million people placed a pleasant ringing in my ear. We walked on the lit sidewalks that were capped with a dark sky, looking through thick glass, which was the only surface protecting the displays from the freezing cold.
I had a great day, especially after hearing from you. I’m sure you had a great day too with the field trip, those are always fun. Where did you guys go?
Many downtowns first emerged as a distinctive place due to elite residents with homes in the area, which served as meeting places for important business transactions. By the late 19th century downtowns had typically been laid out with designated business blocks (Ford 2003). The growth of the business block as an economic center and booming downtown forced out any competition that were not appropriate with “high rents, social pressure and architectural change” (Ford 2003, pp 45). This was the origin of the spatial structure and land use patterns that are associated with contemporary downtowns. The origin of the town structure is most commonly affiliated with European cities as models of spatial layout. Specialty business and retail districts that characterized American downtowns and what we now image a good downtown to be are directly linked to it European counterpart. The key characteristic that defer from the European model was the tendency for American cities to be street-oriented rather then place-oriented. This contributed to the more linear structure of the city, business pursued locations on the “main street” rather then near major plazas or religious buildings (Robertson 1997).
Traveling on Colonial Drive into the heart of Orlando, Florida, also known as downtown, brings you to a district filled with diversity and excitement. Centered on the intersection of State Road 50 and Mills Avenue, the reflection of Orlando’s creativity, health, unity, balance, and diversity is apparent. Stretching about thirty blocks long is a unique part of town. Here you won’t find the high-priced brand name shops you would if you were to visit a shopping mall. Instead, you’ll find everything in between. From worn down buildings covered in a fresh coat of paint to newly renovated shops, the vibrant colors and flashy signs adorn every face and corner of the buildings.