A Contrarian's Lament in a Blitz of Gentrification
19.02.10
Ms. Zukin, a professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, it looked red, without ostentation, townhouse brick on Hudson Street that was once home to Jane Jacobs, whose 1.961 book, "Elimination and living large U.S. cities' eminent happy hodge-podge of neighborhoods in New York: work on measuring knowledge and the artist, the Italian grocer and writer, living side by side.
Ms. Jacobs, who died in 2006, waged war against generous planners who dreamed of paving cobblestone streets of the village, the demolition of buildings and the creation of superblocks germ free.His victory in this struggle has been complete, if chartered with unforeseen consequences. The pavement remains, but the high bourgeoisie took over, no tailors who can afford to live there anymore. Ms. Jacobs is old hard recently sold for more than 3 million, and the bridge floor houses a shop glass shop.
Ms. Zukin - whose own record, "Naked City: Death and Autobiography of authentic urban places" was published in December - looked out the window lines of the opera-glass candleholders. "Tchotchkes!" She says. " Oh, shame diaphanous.
Source: New York Times