Learning Places Spring 2017 SITE REPORT. Deandra Anthony. Art & Gentrification

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1 Learning Places Spring 2017 SITE REPORT Deandra Anthony Art & Gentrification

2 Introduction Orlando, Iesha, and I went to Dumbo to find different buildings, galleries and shops that showed the art and gentrification in Dumbo. We soon realized that we should have compared both art and gentrification in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill. Art was everywhere. Graffiti, paintings, and galleries make up a huge part of Dumbo. You can tell that it is moving its way toward vinegar hill. Gentrification is happening piece by piece in Dumbo. Even in Vinegar Hill you can see the difference in buildings that are being built in comparison to the ones that are already there. PRE- VISIT REFLECTION Going into this site research of art and gentrification, I was already aware of the changes happening in Dumbo. Especially when it came to art and gentrification. When you walk to can see the old and the new which gives the area an art vibe. The stone streets and the warehouse type buildings make people want to take pictures. It gives it a hipster vibe, and where there are hipsters there is art. Here we saw a townhouse that showed the difference of the new Dumbo to the Old Dumbo. Below I showed my sketch of the townhouse. 1

Here we met a manager of Greendesk, who rent out rooms for start- up companies. She told us about the company and how the art and gentrification in the area helped the business.

3 Here we met a manager of Greendesk, who rent out rooms for start- up companies. She told us about the company and how the art and gentrification in the area helped the business. A lot of the people she rents out to are artist in different forms and bring different things to the community. She also knows a guy who knows the owner of the majority of DUMBO. She said that he wants to change the area to be more like Manhattan or downtown Brooklyn. SITE DOCUMENTATION II: photos/sketches for 2-3 significant stops. Provide captions and explanations why is the image shown significant for your topic of exploration 2

4 Here is a sketch of the townhouse next to the older building. It is not a great drawing but the difference in architecture ( windows, doors, materials used for the building) gives you an idea of the way DUMBO is going. 3

Above is a picture of one of the rooms in Greendesk. In this room they sell different paintings in a artsy space. Everyone in the different rooms bring some type of art from clothes to jewelry.

5 Above is a picture of one of the rooms in Greendesk. In this room they sell different paintings in a artsy space. Everyone in the different rooms bring some type of art from clothes to jewelry. SITE OBSERVATIONS: Note conditions you found and explain how they relate to the topic of your investigation 1. The galleries were new and did not look out of place. 2. In the Greendesk area you saw a place to sell art, a place for clothing, a place for jewelry, and a radio station area. 3. The Graffiti are tends to be on older buildings. QUANTITATIVE DATA: under subject list the topic; Under data describe your findings and the quantity found Subject 4 Data

6 Gentrification Art Within the neighborhood you can tell the way and direction DUMBO is going. Buildings that you can tell were old warehouses are now residential homes. In the homes you can see the role art plays into the feel and architecture of the places. Art is everywhere you look. DUMBO has such a huge art community. Not only paint art but dance studios, photography studios, theatre studios. Those things bring people into the neighborhood and plays a role in the types of buildings being put up. QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESIS Consider the data found during your site visit and review the material you included so far in this report. QUESTIONS: 1. What is it about art that brings people into a neighborhood? 2. Why does the owner of DUMBO not want to preserve some the old that gives DUMBO its feel? 3. What is Vinegar Hill going to look like in the next 5 years? HYPOTHESIS: From the question you wrote above - select the most important question for your own research. Propose an explanation made on the basis of the limited evidence you have so far as a starting point for further investigation 1. Art is a way to express yourself and allows people to communicate better. 2. Money, Money, Money 3. Vinegar Hill is going to be DUMBO part 2. SUMMARY / POST VISIT REFLECTION / NEXT STEP? - - I think the next step would be to go to Vinegar hill and talk to some people and see how the DUMBO area makes them feel. See if there are already changes in the neighborhood and if the tenants like them. PRELIMINARY REFERENCES TO EXPLORE HYPOTHESES: desk.com/ 2. billionaire- how- one- man- made- a- fortune- rebuilding- dumbo- next- up- williamsburg/#20a51edd1f sleepy- enclave- vinegar- hill- awakens.html?_r= vinegar- hill- is- brooklyns- edgiest- enclave/

SITE REPORT #4 PHOTOS OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ON 42 ND STREET AND 5 TH ANENUE

Learning Places Spring 2017 SITE REPORT #4 PHOTOS OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ON 42 ND STREET AND 5 TH ANENUE 1) Front wall 2) Exterior Detail Work 3) Interior Detail Work CAITLIN MCMANUS 04.02.2017