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Upon its completion in 1888, the Rookery Building was the most prestigious office block in the city. Its architects maximized their clients’ profits by creating the greatest possible number of high-rent stores and well-lit office spaces. The Rookery was an early example of skeletal frame construction, as seen in fig 3. The brick exterior walls…

Tappan Zee Bridge Forum (Maneman) Reading this article about the Tappen Zee Bridge took me back to my years of an elementary teacher and when I would teach Dubuque History. We spent a lot of time and many lessons on the Julian Dubuque Bride. The Julian Dubuque Bridge connects Iowa and Illinois. An interesting fact about the bridge is back in the 50s it was a toll bridge and would cost five cents to cross. In my teaching career, I have taught at two schools that have a very mobile population.…

have different social class. I live in Wilmington Delaware and growing up in the city wasn’t easy. To create a roadmap to show the different social classes, I will like to start at my house and work my way around the city. I live on West 41st Street, where there is a small townhouse with a small backyard and front yard. As I leave my house I will guide you to the different streets and places around my home and in the city of Wilmington. To begin our journey, let’s start with my neighborhood…

using examples of famous artists. If students live in a rural area they do not have as many resources. Cities offer the best resources for schools, and therefore they are great places to live. Not only are there educational benefits, one can also find more things to buy in the city. While anyone with internet access can shop, there is nothing like trying things on in a beautiful store in a city. The super malls have hundreds of stores to shop in. The shopping mall is usually applied to enclosed…

undeniable that prosperity and advancement in terms of security and healthcare are major requirements to many people living in cities. What comes after this is the question of what safe city should be like and the answers may vary. Throughout 19th century, there were many ideals of a healthy city represented. Urban planners were urged to solve the problems of big cities and provide better lives for its residents. These problems included low-quality of living condition as a result from noises,…

transport system based on buses that is one of the many initiatives adopted to improve the quality of life in the city. There has been a rapid economic and demographic growth in the last few decades which has transformed the city into an important industrial and commercial center and a center for transporting and processing agricultural goods. It is one of the fastest growing cities of Brazil. Curitiba’s public transport system has developed over the span of 20 years. During the peak of…

of vibrant African-American culture, it also became the embodiment of inner-city African-American ghettos. This consequence stemmed from the disinvestment (as the middle class residents moved to the suburbs) along with the social problems during that time (Bernt, 2012). Between the 1950s and 1980s, the poverty rate increased up to 40% and the neighborhood has lost almost a third of its population, where entire blocks were given up by their owners or boarded up (Bernt, 2012). The situation…

Cities everywhere throughout the world are always showing signs of change to adjust to the inhabitants that live in them. As cities develop they must be meticulous to profit the current inhabitants and the planet. The expression, Next generation city characterizes a city that has qualities, which regard both the individuals and the land. A next generation city must be the result of people developing and building conveniently and productively. And in addition, being an example for other cities to…

the progression of city life that has taken place throughout time, and that has led us to what life is like in today’s day and age. From architecture, technology, and relationships, people and objects contained in these cities have transformed humanity, and the idea of city life as a whole. From the Medieval to the Industrial era, one can see the changes in what is considered to be a city and how these changes can affect people individually. During the industrial era, cities grew rapidly and…

There are thousands of local city jails all across the US and this week we got to travel and see 2 of them in our community area. There are many differences and similarities between the two jails that we went to visit; the Wabash County jail & the Miami County jail. These two jails vary in many ways, when you consider technology, size, and availability. When it comes down to it, Miami County’s jail is the nicer and bigger of the two, if I got put in jail, that’s where I would want to go. The…