[1520 Sedgwick Ave. The birthplace of Hip Hop]
The Bronx: Deconstructed:
Presented by the Robert Moses Walk Project
This particular walk was an exploration of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and the community that surrounds it. Overall it was a really insightful and painful walk. Painful because this "convenient" expressway bisects and consequently destroys a neighborhood's coherence. Urban Planning is extraordinary because it reflects a society's priorities at a specific moment in history. The loud and perpetually busy neighborhood wore me down after only two hours but I walked away knowing a little more about the history the Bronx. If you are interested in Urban Planning/Decay, check out the highly recommended The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
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