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By Jane Jacob.

The Use of Side Walk: Safety

From The Death and Life of Great American Cities

About the Author:

• Jane Jacob.
• Born on May 4, 1916, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
• Worked as a reporter and a freelance writer
•  Joined the editorial staff of Architectural Forum in 1952.
• Died on April 25, 2006, in Toronto, Canda

• Her First Book: The Death and Life of Great American Cities was published in 1961,
• The book criticize the urban planning policy of 1950s , which it holds responsible for the decline of many city neighborhoods in the United States, “The Death and Live of Great American Cities was a scathing attack on the planning establishment …….. but it was also a loving invitation to experience the joys of city living …….” (The Handouts, The Use of Sidewalks: Safety, Editor’s Introduction)
• Period:  Late Modernism (1950’s)

Illustrations:

• Greenwich Village:

• Located in West side of Lower Manhattan in New York City
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  • Known an artists’ haven, the bohemian capital. (1950’s)
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  • Will preserved till contemporary days.
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    • Store, bars, and restaurants, work in several ways to provide sidewalk safety
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    • • Los Angeles in the 1950’s stand out in crime
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      • Other References:
        • http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/17/reviews/jacobs.htm
        • http://www.biography.com/people/jane-jacobs-9351679
        • http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/jul/12/top-10-greenwich-village-new-york
        • http://www.nycvintageimages.com/category/old-new-york-photo-catalog/greenwich-village

 Published By: Reem Zaghmout