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the site chicago imagebase …..

the pictures by Bob Thall about the city of chicago were very compelling because they show the buildings but within each frame a central part of the pictures are these objects of construction, like fences, boards of wood, cranes etc. The objects portray a sense of a person having been there. they are not there any more but maybe someday the people who created these objects and worked them will come back.

The land usage map for north lawndale was interesting because there seem to be a lot more multi-housing units than land used for education. The ratio of colors did not seem to fit. that seems to agree with the comments that there are not enough well equipted educational facilities in lawndale or little village, since they are super close to each other. There were maps of the loop like this one  but they are from the 30s and 40s. It would be interesting to compare those to a map of land usage now and see what has changed.

it was interesting to see some pictures from a long time ago of streets i now frequent. They do look different, and the people look dated. the cars are also different models. the aerial views were interesting because they were of particular places, but they were not that surprising. there were a lot of links that i tried but did not seem to want to open so i kept going.

something i’ve wondering is that in the documents we have been reading at school all list neighborhoods but i have not seen the name Little Village in any of them. it’s weird becasue i see lawndale, logan square, albany park…etc. but not little village. maybe it’s a categorization thing but it is kind of depressing to not be taken  into account.

i think i’ll take pictures at the little village arts fest coming up on oct 12-14. we really have to take ownership of our neighborhoods.