tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51474264516815593352024-03-04T20:51:15.824-08:00Community in AmericaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-48176554714508029112015-05-14T10:47:00.001-07:002015-05-14T10:47:10.846-07:00Going Back to Camp FirewoodI had planned on returning to Station North a few Sundays ago, but after violence had broken out at Camden Yards the day before leaving tensions high around the city, I figured that it might not be the best time to go be a carefree tourist when the atmospheres was much less jovial down North Avenue.<div>
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Instead this fake adventure blog is about my visit to another arts and entertainment district in the city: Highlandtown. The arts and entertainment district is for the most part run out of the Creative Alliance located in the old Patterson Theater located at East Ave and Eastern Avenue, right down from Patterson Park. I will be working as an administrative intern at the nonprofit this summer, so after interviewing the week before, I was invited to come back to a viewing of one of my favorite movies ever, which the Creative Alliance was collaborating with City Paper to host.</div>
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Wet Hot American Summer, while only having like a 31% on <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wet_hot_american_summer/">Rotten Tomatoes</a> or something like that, is arguably one of the best films I have ever seen. Yeah, I was in first grade when it came out, but that doesn't mean I cannot still appreciate the mega babe that is Paul Rudd circa 2001. The movie was amazing, and the programming behind the event was even better. People came dressed as their favorite characters, ultimate party packs (for a made up WHAS game) were purchased, and drinks were filled as an unofficial drinking game took place throughout the movie. People were into it. There was a brief intermission where a costume contest and talent show (similar to the one on the movie) took place, capture the flag was played for prizes, and the audience cheered as the camp was saved from a falling piece of Skylab.</div>
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Events like these are so awesome and I can't wait to work at the Creative Alliance this summer and get to help with things like the Folklife Festival and see the <a href="http://baltimorerockopera.org/production/the-rock-opera-6-pack/">BROS Rock Opera 6-Pack</a> (which will be my third/fourth BROS performance)!! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-73446236132339002932015-05-14T10:29:00.001-07:002015-05-14T10:30:20.068-07:00Adventure time: Pizza is for Squares (no srsly get the risotto)My roommate and I love pizza. So much that for the past five semesters we've decided to partake in our own spreadsheet based project, which we call Tour de Pizza, that outlines the many amazing pizza shops that Baltimore has to offer. In this spreadsheet we outline recommended dishes, hours, locations, and overall opinions once we've had a slice (or four...sometimes you just gotta try a lot of pizza).<br />
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It started out with typical pizza places like Sorrentos of Arbutus, Matthew's on Eastern Avenue, and of course Joe Squared, but since our first semester, we've definitely expanded outside our ususal toppings and locations. For whatever reason though we had been to Joe Squared in Powerplant Live, usually before seeing a show at Rams Head, or just because we knew we could get discounted parking in a garage after 5pm. So with this class, I decided we'd make the trip, risk the idea of parallel parking, and go to the original Joe Squared in Station North.</div>
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Since we were familiar with the restaurant and the menu, my roommate and I got our favorite, the flag pizza (which is the best and is three different types of sauces pesto, classic red, and garlic/white) and decided we would try something new: risotto. People talk about how Joe Squared is known for pizza but it's also known for it's risotto and wow why hadn't I tried it before because it's life changing.</div>
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I know that sounds really extreme but I've never had anything as good as the lamb risotto I ate at Joe Squared. I think I now dream of it and I talk to my roommate at least once a week about how we will never amount to cooking anything as good as that risotto. As for parking, it really wasn't that bad. I think I like the North Avenue restaurant more than the one located in Powerplant. While it's a little further out of the way, the atmosphere is awesome, it's (a little) bigger, and super close to other Station North businesses to make a day or night out of getting some food and ~hitting the town~.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-86824821855823050592015-05-13T17:37:00.001-07:002015-05-13T17:38:10.266-07:00Bim Im Bop BlogI cheated on my first experience with Korean food, or as I like to think of it I came very prepared. I took my friend, Ji Sung (who is from South Korea), with me to the unofficial Korea Town of Station North. With google maps and my friend, who would act as my food expert and translator for the day, we made our way to Maryland Avenue to Beone Korean BBQ. <br />
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I spent a long time looking at the menu, being warned that it could be crazy spicy, and I made my friend aware of all of my hesitations as we went section by section until deciding that I would get Bim Im Bop, a rice and meat dish, cooked and served in a piping hot stone bowl. While we waited for our food, we were brought condiments and sides for our meal including kimchi and other pickled vegetables. My friends and I thought we were supposed to eat them first, but our expert warned up otherwise. We tried something like a seafood pancake which was alright, but I was really scared for the main course. The idea of red chili sauce scared me, but I blame that hype on my friends, but the sizzling and actively boiling bowls of soup and bim im bop definitely made me terrified that my mouth would probably burn off. Our food arrived, we cracked eggs into our bowls, and dug in.<br />
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The verdict: it was so good. I would eat it again, maybe a little less spice (so spicy omg), but I didn't burn my tongue off or anything crazy like that. My friends all talked about wanting to come back soon and I hope we will. Korean food seems like perfect food for when you're sick. It's so spicy that it'll definitely help you breathe if you're congested, but also it's just a warm food.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-34536082758632134262015-05-13T17:18:00.000-07:002015-05-13T17:18:06.545-07:00(A failed) Adventure BlogMy first trip to Station North for AMST 380 took place in February but the weather had a different idea. A group of friends and I had planned to go to the semi-finals for International Championship of Collegiate A Capella (ICCA) at Johns Hopkins University and follow up the show with milkshakes at Lost City Diner, but as snow blanketed the streets, I had a feeling that wasn't going to happen. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-30596052536035143242015-05-12T10:29:00.001-07:002015-05-12T10:29:22.659-07:00Place History: The Charles Theatre<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The Charles Theatre markets
itself as “the only theatre of its kind in Baltimore” in “one of Charles
Street’s most intriguing historic buildings,” a claim that can be supported by
the over 120 years of history on of the 1700 block of North Charles Street in
Baltimore’s Station North Arts & Entertainment District.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While originally designed as a street car
barn, the Charles Theatre now features five screens, over 1,150 seats, and the
opportunity for patrons to see Hollywood films and specialty screenings in the
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The space originally served
for city transportation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1892 the
Baltimore Traction Company hired Jackson C. Gott to design a streetcar barn for
the Baltimore Passenger Railway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1915
the space was then converted into a motor bus garage until the space was sold
by the United Railways and Electric Company in 1939.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">At the time of its sale, the
streetcar barn was separated into two different properties and the history of
the Charles takes two different paths for over fifty years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The original streetcar barn was divided into
the North Barn (1715-1717 N. Charles Street) and South Barn (1711 N. Charles
Street) and were owned and operated individually, however both as entertainment
venues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">In 1939, Louis Schecter,
purchased the North Barn and opened the property as a 100-lane bowling alley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
space functioned as a bowling alley until 1948 when a fire damaged the second
floor of the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schecter took the
construction opportunity on the second floor to rebuild the section of the
building and opened up the Famous Ballroom as a club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schecter leased the venue to
many patrons, including the Left Bank Jazz Society who hosted shows and
promoted jazz in the space from 1966 to the Famous Ballroom’s closing in 1984. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schecter
then sold the property and in 1986 the venue was reopened as Godfrey’s Famous
Ballroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Large crowds, underage
drinking, and crime led to the closing of Godfrey’s only five years later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">After the split of the
streetcar barn in 1939, the South Barn was purchased by Jack Fruchtman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fruchtman was the founder of JF Theaters, a
company that owned over 50 theaters in the state, and converted the space into
the Times Theatre, Baltimore’s first moving picture house that specialized in
newsreels</span><span style="font-family: Times;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1959, the
Times Theatre was renamed The Charles Theatre in honor of its location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For 38 years, the Charles Theatre was
successful in hosting screenings of both local films and international films
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<span style="font-family: Times;">In 1979, the Charles Theatre
was purchased by David Levy as an art repertory house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Charles
remained successful and prominent in Baltimore arts culture, premiering and
screening movies of Baltimore filmmaker John Waters such as his film <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Polyester</i> in 1981.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Levy and the Charles’ success continued as
film revenue broke records for the venue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Slowly however around 1990, the Charles began to lose business as community demographics changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1993, Levy closed
the Charles, unable to pay the rent because of low ticket sales and the
theater’s single scree .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three months
later, the Charles was purchased, this time by John Standiford, a previous
projectionist of the Charles, and his uncle, James Cusack, a contractor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Cusack and Standiford
together transformed the Charles Theatre into what it is today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once again, the single-screen kept ticket
sales low, but the two saw the space next door as an opportunity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two purchased the North Barn in 1998 and
worked to create an entertainment space in the community to boost not only
sales, but to bring people back to North Charles Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1998, the theater received a
$79,000 grant from the city, allowing for construction to combine the North and
South Barn into one large complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Charles had its grand re-opening in 1999 where they debuted four new screens,
for a total of five screens and 1,150 seats for patrons of the theater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Charles’ new
look brought back the authentic looks of the North and South barn and made the
theater a destination for city-goers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Today, the Charles is has
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unique space that focuses on the history of the area and the films it screens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-82682918321246906762015-05-11T18:00:00.002-07:002015-05-11T18:00:47.307-07:00Continuing Conversation (In and Outside of Class!)This past week has been a lot of wrapping up. Making final blog posts, going on final adventures (I'm gonna post them all I promise), and seeing the project come together as a whole. It was awesome to get to hear the voices project and their completed work and see all the research we have done come together on a map.<br />
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Not related to the class, but related to the rest of the world going on around us, I went to the second Teach In on campus, this time hosted by UMBC for Ferguson. I am glad I attended the event, and I heard a lot of new perspectives on the events, coming from community activists and others. However, the next day I was talking to someone and they asked me how the event was, and I found myself at a loss of words. I'm glad I went, really glad (and I don't think I could say this enough), but I felt like there was something missing. It could have been that they needed another panelist, or an additional perspective, I'm not sure. I just didn't leave feeling the same way I did with the other Teach In. I learned about ways to get involved, but at the same time I didn't. This is probably really confusing because I'm equally as confused as to how I felt after attending the event. Maybe it's my privilege making me feel uncomfortable?<br />
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I'm glad that I am on a college campus that allows for these sorts of conversations to be had, and that I have friends, peers, and professors willing to have these meaningful conversations. I hope that they continue in a with not for kind of way. I think classes like ours allow for that to happen. As the class comes to a close, I'm actually really impressed with the work we have done thus far. I am additionally very excited to see how the research we've done and the voices we have collected are used in continued courses.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-83264361549700659002015-05-04T19:46:00.002-07:002015-05-04T19:53:58.671-07:00History with Some HumanityThis week's work focused once again around a listening assignment. Our job with these assignments have been to focus reemerging themes in these pieces and capturing the stories of Station North, listening to D. Watkins' interview appropriately led me to focusing on one of the hopes we've had for this project since the beginning: humanity.<br />
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The goal of our Community in America course this semester has been capturing the true voices, opinions, beliefs, and experiences of those living, working, and passing through Station North. It has been about uncovering the history of the spaces that make up the District, but also about learning how the people who live in the neighborhoods and hang out in the businesses feel about what it is to be a community in Station North.<br />
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Watkins explains his experience as a writer and how people have before forgotten his own humanity, thinking of him as just a "thing" rather than a person with complex layers and lived experiences. <br />
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The idea of listening and collecting the ideas of others is something that has become a reoccurring topic of discussion outside of the classroom. In all aspects of conversation this week, whether it be at work meetings, talking with peers, or in academic settings, I have been urged to take in the ideas of others without question. To take into consideration the lived experiences and ideas of those around me. To try and place humanity back into the headlines I've been reading.<br />
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I think it was appropriate that my last listening assignment was Watkins' because it reminded me of why we started this project. During his interview, Watkins says, "I'm trying to preserve history and doing what I can to document culture as I know it." And in a way, I feel like we're doing the same thing. We're trying to combine these stories and lived experiences to document the changes and triumphs of Station North, but they won't all be collected once we are done. New people will move into the area, all with different potentials, and the project will continue.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-52072711857893273182015-04-27T19:37:00.002-07:002015-05-01T20:40:43.162-07:00Return to North AvenueAs I'm writing my blog today, I've got a lot of thoughts and feelings, but I'm not sure how to put them down. As Baltimore City is placed under a State of Emergency with National Guard on standby, I've talked a lot to my parents about the events leading up to and following the death of Freddie Gray.<br />
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My dad was the one who first brought up the riots to me tonight saying, "your mom and I were both growing up in the city when they happened." I had never spoken to my parents about the events in Baltimore in 1968. Of course they had been around, growing up in Highlandtown, but it wasn't something that we had ever talked about or really I had begun to really understand until this year.<br />
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My mom later told me, "I was only 8 when the riots happened and I was terrified. That's the only time I ever really remember being terrified. There were National Guard helicopters landing across the street. My father was coming home in full riot gear. We had an escape plan. I didn't understand what was happening, or why people were acting this way, it treating people in such a way based off the color of their skin was something I was never taught."<br />
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I'm suddenly more confident and appreciative of my decision to take this class than ever before. Because I've come to know the history, or at least some of it, and can begin to understand more of what happened during the 1968 riots in Baltimore and how they relate to the events taking place in Baltimore now. Last week part of my small assignment #3 was listening to an interview with Penny and Don Freeman. Penny was a restaurateur during the times of the riots and said the following during his interview:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“The riots came across North Avenue and so that night
I’ll never forget when they came across. We had a predominately black kitchen
because we just growing up with it that way and that’s the way all our people
grew up with us and we kept moving them up so it stayed we had some whites, but
it was predominately black and who were the people most scared when that
started happening? That kitchen. It I
walked back in that kitchen and it was like this and I remember getting them
all together I got up on a milk crate and I got them all gathered around me and
I said, I’d already been in touch with the police and was like what’s going on
what should we do and I said to them ‘Fellas, I want you to take a deep breath
and relax because nothing’s going to happen to you. I know you’re worried about going home and
getting out on the street, but when the time comes we’re gonna get you
transportation home and if necessary, police protection, I’ve already been in
touch with the police and they’ve insured me that they’ll see that our people
get home alright’ and you could just feel the air come back into that
room.”</span></span></blockquote>
It's crazy that today just like in 1968, there's unheard voices making their way up North Avenue. I haven't been able to make up my mind how I feel about everything. With my new knowledge comes new hesitations and worries about what will come of the protests, or riots, whatever you want to call them based off of what the news broadcasts are focusing on this hour. My blog this week isn't about my feelings of who is right or wrong, if anyone group or person's actions are better or worse than the others--because that's not my call. Everyone's perspectives should be valued and taken into consideration. My blog this week is just that it's funny how you read about something one week and it pops back up into your life the next week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-36383400857273748522015-04-20T17:29:00.000-07:002015-04-20T17:29:03.319-07:00A Switch in FocusI feel like the last week has been the most stressful in class thus far, because what we were worried about happening has kind of happened. On Tuesday we shared short group presentations of our progress so far. I think our group is coming along really well! The map looks awesome and the research behind the points on the map will be a great way to integrate the work from our class thus far. <br />
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The one critique we got from the other group was about making our short descriptions shorter. I understand the need for brevity to keep readers interested, but I'm not sure how we will do that at this point because part of our group had already shortened histories. There was also an idea to add to the neighborhoods as layers so it would be possible to visualize who the actual neighborhoods that make up the district which I feel like would be really beneficial. Being able to look at Korea Town, Greenmount West, and Charles North in spacial terms could help in placing Station North on the map in a more residential way.<br />
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There was also a transition of the mapping group into working with the voices. While the voices had a lot of interviews scheduled or conducted, they hadn't really done anything with the audio. I listened to the Kate Ewald interview and through it learned a lot about the places she visited, being comforted by the fact that we had already identified most of them on our map. Something we could potentially add is green space--different gardens which she had spoken about during her interview. <br />
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While a little stressful having to do the work of the voices group, I think it will add cohesion to our projects. I'm a little bummed that I'm picking up more work now, but I think it will add to the final project.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-89486567788618331312015-04-13T13:32:00.002-07:002015-04-13T13:32:15.916-07:00New Points on the MapIn the last week, we added a new aspect to our project. To integrate the research and work of the entire class, we have tasked every student with uploading their small assignment #2 onto their class blog. We will then be hyperlinking to their blog on the map by placing a "more info" link in the pop up for every location we completed for small assignment #2. This will make the map more interactive and thorough in explaining the history of these places in Station North. <br />
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Additionally, Rachel is going to be looking at artwork in Station North, specifically murals and other larger public art pieces, and we will be placing them on the map.<br />
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In terms of our mapping project, I feel like we're right on track. Things are finishing up and I am finishing my missing place, locations are being put on the map, pictures are being taken, everything seems to be going smoothly. I almost feel like I need to be suspicious that things are going too smoothly- maybe something is lost and we have to start all over or the voices group will expect something of us that we don't have and we have to cram that into our project at the last minute. I almost feel like posting this is putting these bad ideas out there in the world and now one of them will happen.<br />
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I am eager to hear what the voices project has put together so far and to really begin to look at the time parts coming together.<br />
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I also have been enjoying the smaller pieces we have been reading about gentrification, especially D. Watkin's piece and the response by Brandon Soderberg. I think it's interesting to read these sorts of conversations occurring in the form of writings and responses, and then additionally hearing about the public opinion on the pieces. It's interesting for people to kind of attack a writer's work when it is coming from his own experiences because if you think about it empirically, the lived experiences of Watkins and Soderberg are true for them, they're allowed to have these opinions, just as others are allowed to differ from them. Yeah there could be other motives behind their writings, but that doesn't make their opinions any less valid. I still don't think I know what my opinion on gentrification is, especially in Baltimore, and at this point I don't know when I will--however I'm glad for people that have their opinions and ideas figured out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-30966814728073406302015-04-06T18:05:00.004-07:002015-04-06T18:05:57.161-07:00More missing spacesThis week my mapping involvement has been heavily focused on logistics and research, and a little bit of confusion. I have begun researching my missing places assigned last week, Liam Flynn's Ale House. I haven't gotten very far, instead I've spent lots of time looking at the schedule and other missing places to add to the list, especially the Korean restaurants Aletheia told us about last class.<br />
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I really enjoyed hearing Aletheia's talk last week and learning about the Korean community in Station North. I am going to try and visit her Pop Up Korea Town because I think that it is an amazing way to showcase an aspect of the Station North community and I would love to learn more about it. I think that kind of community involvement is really inspiring and I would love to learn more about projects like that.<br />
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My worries with the project right now is that our piece, the historical part, won't really match up with what the voices group is doing. I feel like we are going to have a very detailed map of places to go and visit in Station North and then the voices project will just kind of fit in--not really be cohesive. However, that could completely change after we meet tomorrow. I'm excited to see what they have decided to focus on and if we can incorporate their focus into the places we highlight. While we are focusing on community as a space, I think they have a cool opportunity to focus on community as an abstract idea as well as a space, so I hope they do that!<br />
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Our project is slowly coming together, I really like doing logistical stuff and making sure the schedule is working out, I hope everyone is on track!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-35988546389116373022015-03-30T19:51:00.003-07:002015-03-30T19:52:57.426-07:00Putting Station North on the Map (literally)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like the idea of visualizing things. Being able to hear a concept or have someone mention a place and really be able to grasp the idea of where it is and what it is. I think to really be able to respect the voices of the residents and others involved in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District, it is important to be able to really grasp and understand the history and place these people and locations into context. Because of how important I feel it is to present this information, I chose to join group of students that would be creating the interactive map of Station North.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since beginning the project, I have taken the task of kind being the secretary of sorts- of keeping everything organized in a Google Drive, updating our timeline, and making sure everyone understands the task at hand. With this position, I've also taken on the task of kind of filling in with whatever else is needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I like that we are focusing on Station North as a community in terms of boundaries, but I am excited to begin to hear the themes of what it really means to be a part of the Station North community in a psychological and more abstract sense. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I would like to find a way to bring this into our project--but that involves first waiting to hear from the interviewing group. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overall, I'm excited to be working closer with the members of our group, and while a little nervous, I'm very excited to see the project come together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can't wait to be able to hear someone mention a place or a street and be able to click on the map and pull up the information of the area and easily show others the community that we have spent all semester getting to know.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-19970551946402135142015-02-24T10:51:00.002-08:002015-02-24T10:51:14.166-08:00Charles Theater Research Beginnings<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<a href="http://search.proquest.com/hnpbaltimoresun/docview/543055683/1258338F88D74B00PQ/4?accountid=14577" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #070608; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://search.proquest.com/hnpbaltimoresun/docview/543055683/1258338F88D74B00PQ/4?accountid=14577</span></a></div>
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To save the City of Baltimore seems like an awfully large task for the people and neighborhoods that make up the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.<br />
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For years, the conversation has been had about Station North's part in the revitalization of the city. A large factor of this revitalization involves bringing in new members and investments into the community.<br />
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In 2003, a Cork Factory resident and community activist, Dennis Livingston, remarked on how officials could go about changing the Station North community saying that really there are two options: "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130322013708/http://www2.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3328">one way is to get rid of the poverty. The other is to get rid of the people</a>."<br />
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Ten years later, this idea still stood. A caller on the <a href="http://www.steinershow.org/podcasts/local-and-state-politics/can-station-north-save-baltimore-city/">Marc Steiner show</a> remarked that "as Station North Grows, so will square footage prices." With the increase in property prices and values, certain people are pushed in and out of the city.<br />
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No matter the year, what seems to echo through all that comment on the revitalization of Station North, and of Baltimore City overall, is the community connections and support needed for neighborhoods like Station North to survive.<br />
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It is up to the community whether or not the City projects can survive and become what they are intended to be. Support of the projects and planning and ideas of City officials by residents is needed for these sorts of projects to actually work and succeed. Station North locals need to play into what planners, developers, and executives are trying to create of the area. Station North as a space can continue to grow into a successful and engaging community for both residents and visitors, that could also encourage people to stay and explore the rest of the city.<br />
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I don't think that Station North can necessarily save the city of Baltimore-- one neighborhood alone cannot reverse decades of population decreases all while supporting poor residents and ushering in richer ones. But Station North is in a unique place in which there is a strong momentum built up to continue to support the residents within the community while revitalizing the area that is promising. <br />
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The history of the people and the space of Station North is one that can be promising in providing a success story in the revitalization of the City of Baltimore, but the support of its residents is what will help save the City.<br />
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Questions for Ben Stone:<br />
1. Two years later, what sort of changes have you seen in Station North as an Arts District?<br />
2. In 2013, there was a lot of conversation and critic around the lack of African American developers with the projects, has there been any progress in diversifying the people involved in the projects of developing Station North?<br />
3. A caller to the Marc Steiner show mentioned how as square footage prices grow, certain people would be pushed in and out of the community, how do you react to people crying wolf and saying that gentrification is destroying the community.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10578795893013827955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147426451681559335.post-44170264648354784332015-02-05T10:40:00.000-08:002015-02-05T10:40:27.349-08:00Community: A definition based in Proximity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Photo by Jahi Chikwendui from <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/open-walls-baltimore-mural-project-attracts-international-artists/2012/05/17/gIQALjLPYU_gallery.html">The Washington Post</a>)</span></div>
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Community as a concept is one that means something different to every person. For some it is the space space in which a person lives, for others it is the people that make up their church, but for all community involves a shared aspect or identity that brings them together. The factors that define a community are created by both insiders and outsiders, but the authentic experience within that group is one that is defined by the person who fully feels a sense of belonging within the group. </div>
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A large factor in the definition of a community comes from the proximity a person to that community. A person's perceptions versus actual experiences create strong ideas about who or what it takes to be a member of that community.</div>
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Gentrification seems to be a large factor in the definition of the community. With such large shifts in population dynamics, there are changes in the demographics that shape <i>who</i> creates the community of Station North. The issue with gentrification, especially within Station North, is the redefinition of what that community really is. In terms of space, shared ideas, and belonging, the idea of who makes up Station North and what the community of Station North is, is one that can only be defined by the people that have lived that experience.</div>
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Something I would be very interested in looking at is how residents in Station North define their community, whether they focus on the idea of community being psychological, physical, or even a combination. Additionally, I am very interested in the project of interviewing documenting the "One Block in Station North" from our syllabus. I think it would be awesome to combine qualitative and quantitative research to see how that area has transformed.</div>
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