The north, south and east side of the park are very large sidewalk areas that are capable of holding large groups of people at a time. The most obvious of these is the south part of the park where there are two sets of steps that lead up into the park, this is the popular meeting spot for when protest take place here in Union Square. These sides of the park are meaningful as they have the ability to facilitate large groups of people and act as signifying objects that carry meaning with them. These spaces, as seen in (Fig. 2, 3, 4) are open and clear of any barriers making them ideal spots to carry out activities.
Unlike many other parks in New York City, Union Square does not have many or any regulation at all in regards to what kind of activities …show more content…
Although all six of these principals are important, three stand out in regards to Union Square. If the people who use the park are not represented in the park, thus being a lack of monuments, destruction of theme, the history will be erased and people will not use the park. It is important to be accommodating to the way that people of different social classes and ethnic groups use the park and making sure that their sense of culture is sustained. The symbolic meaning and ways of communicating this meaning are an important dimension to the place of attachment and promote a person’s cultural …show more content…
Whose City?” talks about how the presence of symbols and how they manipulate an area for the use of exclusiveness or entitlement. Union Square is a place that does not have any symbols that suggest politics but the collective meaning itself is powerful enough to sustain the meaning of this space. In other words, there are no advertisements or apparent symbols that suggest that this place is historical for its use in a political manner and that New Yorkers know the power of what this space can be used for. “The high visibility of spokespersons, stars, and stylist for culture industries underlines the “sexy” quality of culture as a motor for economic growth” (Zukin, 353). What Zukin is saying here is that cities will use these types of symbols to sell itself to outside people such as tourist or other corporations. A place like Times Square is blasted with advertisement and symbolism. Union Square however has stores that surround the exterior of it but it does not change the meaning of the space like Times Square. You will not see a lot of advertised symbols selling stores such as American Eagle or Whole Foods. Before researching this space I had no idea what the theme or symbolism of Union Square was besides a place to hang out and sit around. Because it is not blasted everywhere around the park or apparent in its structure, tourist probably have no idea what Union Square means to New York and they surely are not coming to the space
Unlike many other parks in New York City, Union Square does not have many or any regulation at all in regards to what kind of activities …show more content…
Although all six of these principals are important, three stand out in regards to Union Square. If the people who use the park are not represented in the park, thus being a lack of monuments, destruction of theme, the history will be erased and people will not use the park. It is important to be accommodating to the way that people of different social classes and ethnic groups use the park and making sure that their sense of culture is sustained. The symbolic meaning and ways of communicating this meaning are an important dimension to the place of attachment and promote a person’s cultural …show more content…
Whose City?” talks about how the presence of symbols and how they manipulate an area for the use of exclusiveness or entitlement. Union Square is a place that does not have any symbols that suggest politics but the collective meaning itself is powerful enough to sustain the meaning of this space. In other words, there are no advertisements or apparent symbols that suggest that this place is historical for its use in a political manner and that New Yorkers know the power of what this space can be used for. “The high visibility of spokespersons, stars, and stylist for culture industries underlines the “sexy” quality of culture as a motor for economic growth” (Zukin, 353). What Zukin is saying here is that cities will use these types of symbols to sell itself to outside people such as tourist or other corporations. A place like Times Square is blasted with advertisement and symbolism. Union Square however has stores that surround the exterior of it but it does not change the meaning of the space like Times Square. You will not see a lot of advertised symbols selling stores such as American Eagle or Whole Foods. Before researching this space I had no idea what the theme or symbolism of Union Square was besides a place to hang out and sit around. Because it is not blasted everywhere around the park or apparent in its structure, tourist probably have no idea what Union Square means to New York and they surely are not coming to the space