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Naomi, of the Bloomingdale group, interviews the owner of the Window Cafe.
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The Mt. Pleasant group wrote “introductions’ to their neighborhood as a way to start thinking about how to describe the neighborhood.
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Mt. Pleasant
Ike, age 15
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Enanu of the Bloomingdale group reads her poem on gentrification.
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Camilla: Impressions of Bloomingdale
My first impressions pf my neighborhood, Bloomingdale, have changed slightly from site visit #1 to site visit #4. In the activity we did today we really looked and analyzed our neighborhood more closely. This definitely did change my perspective of the neighborhood in both positive and negative ways. On site today we explored and discover hidden parts of the neighborhood which also changed what I thought about Bloomingdale.
This photo is my favorite because it shows the outskirts of the block we explored in Bloomingdale.
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H St.
Levi, age 13
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X2 Bus
-Kyra
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Mt. Pleasant
David, age 15
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Mt. Pleasant
Sean, age 13
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Chinua: H St.
My group (H St.) used many different words to describe H St. However two words stood out in particular: rebirth and colorful. The word rebirth came to mind because of all the construction and renovation of historic buildings and landmarks and also the introduction of new things such as the street car. The word colorful came to mind because when you walk around H St., it’s hard not to notice the colors whether it be the paint on the building, the signs on the buildings or streets, the graffiti, or even the colors on the clothes the people are wearing. H St. is full of life, much of which goes unnoticed but it grows more and more every day.
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H St.
Kyra, age
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H St.
Charles, age 16
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H St.
Chinua, age 16
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Ivory: H St.
Some words or phrases that I can list to describe our neighborhood, H St., is that it’s rebirthing. I say this because as you walk down this street, you may see new family owned businesses. Because after our beloved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there were riots specifically in that neighborhood so it is now rebuilding itself.
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Elise: Photo 101
Last week we learned about the different techniques of photos in something called “Photo 101”. I basically learned what makes a photo strong and what makes a photo weak. Is the contrast high? Is their texture in the picture? Those are some things of what we basically learned
