Strip District History

The manufacturing business acted as an extremely important industrial area. From this area, wool was exported, sugar was high quality and electricity powered the city. During World War 2, in 1939-1945, the Pyrmont area was used mostly for exporting war supplies. This had a major impact on the area as it changed the whole area completely. After WWII had officially finished, the Pyrmont-Ultimo area was a major entry point for many traveling workers. It was from then, the Pyrmont-Ultimo area lowered/got worse. In the beginning the Pyrmont-Ultimo area, was a success in many things. But then WWII changed it all. , After 1945 manufacturing products in the area was no longer important. Different manufacturing groups moved to suburban

John and Domenick Vanoli were two main contributors to Ouray’s Red Light District. These Italian immigrant brothers and their descendants owned and operated almost all of Block 8 in the district (Figure 2). Their properties grew to include various cribs (areas used by prostitutes), the 220 Boarding House, the Gold Belt Theater with its dance hall and attached cribs, the Roma Saloon, and a possible restaurant (Gensmer, 2012:23; Gregory, 1982; Horobik, 2011:20-23; Meador, 2010:54; Wommack,

The first city incorporated in 1854 was Salisbury. Salisbury is located at the tip Pittsville was known as the Strawberry Capital of the world because of a man named John Raymond Sheppard. Strawberries were grown like crazy in this town which attracted many people from all over. There were 602 people that lived in this little town in 1990, 1,182 in 2000, and 1,417 in 2010. Along with Pittsville was Willards, also incorporated in 1906. Willards didn’t have as big as a population as Pittsville. In 1990 there were about 708 people, 2000 was 938, and 2010 was 958. These small towns are located right beside each other between Salisbury and Ocean City Maryland. Willards was named after the Railroad Official Willard

First a little back ground as to what this store was all about. The first store was located in downtown Pittsburgh. He had one guy working for him. The store specialized

Interestingly enough, fourteen miles up the valley, South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, was set in the mountains and was a popular summer destination for the wealthy of Pittsburgh. At the time, Pittsburgh was ages ahead of the little town of Johnstown comparatively. The wealthy, including Andrew Carnegie, even had a home at the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, which was ideal for escaping

Penn is a great man who affects the city of Philadelphia in many aspects. First, he bought three major land which consists the main body of Philadelphia, the waterfront and south county. And buildings were built along the Delaware river. It was also he advertise Philadelphia to European and attract more population move there. He also determined the basic layout of the city, the “gird” (Philadelphia History Channel, n.d.) Such a brand-new design was a great attempt in the new world of America while the capital city of his motherland, London had been overcrowded and caught on fire in 1666, the Great Fire of London. This design become the most influential planning pattern in the American colonies and affected many other cities’ design in the world.

However, this can displace people who have called the third ward home for years. Another possible explanation for this generations interest in gentrification is the popular subculture known as the “hipster”. Often known for their idolization of thing ironic, retro or authentic the hipster culture has taken an interest in these urban cities not only as a way of obtaining cheap housing but also as somewhat of a fashion statement. But the only irony here is that their interest in a more authentic motif is actually hurting the authenticity they so

Out of all 27 congressional districts in New York I chose the fifth congressional district of New York. For ten years, from 2003 to 2013, the fifth district included less of the northwestern Nassau County, and a lot of northeastern Queens County. The Queens section of the district consisted of the areas of: Flushing, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, Bayside, Corona, Douglaston, and Whitestone. The Nassau portion of the district included: Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn, Albertson, Great Neck, and Sands Point.

It was originally a narrow corridor from 22nd to the 31st street but expanded over time and stretched to 39th to 95th. One of the reasons that these kinds of neighborhoods were growing was that after world war II when most of the veterans left and there were lots of job openings for poor black families looking for a better life in the north. Most of the damage was in the blackbelt, leaving over 1,000 homeless. Some homes that were not in the blackbelt where bound in a contract that made it illegal to buy or rent to a black person. The overcrowding in these neighborhoods were so great that landlords had to split the apartments up into kitchenettes which were small rooms that were sold at astronomically high prices for mini apartments with many seemingly staple features in a house such as bathrooms and heating, some families had to resort to unorthodox solutions for heating.some used kerosene lamps instead,while others improvised ovens and stoves which caused approximately 751 fires, lots of them fatal. Some other things that plagued these neighborhoods were rats, this is shown in raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry when Travis and his friends kill a rat “big as a cat” Rats were reported to go after children when they were asleep, attacking them. Lots of them were wounded, sometimes even killed.Despite building codes and the plentiful dangers that comes with these kitchenettes, landlords were not often charged for these crimes. Compared to the white neighborhoods, the blackbelt was trash, and this is largely because of

These remarkable business owners are major contributors to revitalizing downtown Burlington City. Included in this Black Wall Street model is top fashion establishments Vitura and Rita’s Rack to ensure shoppers have access to the latest in upscale apparel. And to help manage the savings derived from shopping downtown Burlington City is A & S Financial

History of the Back of the Yards Running from west Pershing Road, around south Western Avenue, west Garfield Boulevard, and ending at the intersection with south Halsted Street and west Pershing Road lies the neighborhood, New City, also known as the Back of the Yards. Canaryville is also another neighborhood that

Trouble begun to stir when the new comers needed jobs, and the taxes along with the amount of space changed drastically. The amount of disgrace bestowed upon the points came across clearly from Amsterdam’s perspective. He saw the filth and hatred, yet he stayed and battles because it was his land and he had the right. Similarly, “Mag’s trademark was her ability to bite of rowdy customers, and she displayed these anatomical trophies in a pickle jar up on the back bar.”(Slayton 19), the influent loons who had lived in the era and were historical characters were present through Amsterdam’s life as well. Though after ruckus upturned by the gangs, street names were changed and Little Water Street was deleted, in order to clear the slum and undergo the demolition of a “shameful” part of history. "That the place known as "Five points" has long been notorious... as being the nursery where every species of vice is conceived and matured; that it is infested by a class of the most abandoned and desperate character.... In conclusion your Committee remark, that this hot–bed of infamy, this modern Sodom, is situated in the very heart of your City, and near the centre of business and of respectable population.... Remove this nucleus—scatter its present population over a larger surface—throw open this part of your city to the enterprise of active and respectable men, and you will have effected much for which good men will be grateful." (Board of Assistant Aldermen

1. The Hill District: The Hill District is a historic African American collection of neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Many Pittsburghers refer to it as “The Hill”. August Wilson was raised in The Hill district until his family moved to Hazelwood, which consisted of mostly white people. The Hill District was the setting for nine of the plays in August Wilson’s 10- play Pittsburgh Cycle.

From the the late 19th century to the early 20th century the city of Seattle saw a huge increase in population. In just the ten years between 1890 and 1900 Seattle’s population doubled to a total of 80,000 citizens. As more and more people began to settle in the Seattle area the demand for fresh

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania “ The Big Little City,” also commonly know as the city of Pittsburgh, is one of the largest cites in the state of Pennsylvania. With over 144 square kilometers of land area, and approximately seven square kilometers of surface water (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania), the city of Pittsburgh is large by anyone’s standard. The city, which is located in western Pennsylvania, has a very diverse geography which sets it apart from many other cities in the United States. Pittsburgh and its suburbs are known for steep hillsides covered with buildings, streets which have steps for sidewalks, and sidewalks which are named streets. From the highest point in Allegheny County, 1,401 feet at River Hill in Forward Township, to the 710