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Three ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month | reprint with an addition about the US Civil Rights Trail (versus the Dixieland Trail)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Creating state-wide and regional history networks for African-American cultural interpretation. One of the problems with creating African-American history museums is that while it is supported politically, once a museum is created they tend to not be well patronized. Many have had serious budget problems. In fact, DC should participate too.)

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But even before that I went back and forth on it. Was it merely DC trying to copy other unusual creative infrastructure endeavors (at the same time there was an attempt to create a similar bridge in London, under then Mayor Boris Johnson, " An absurd vanity project for our age – Boris Johnson’s garden bridge ," Guardian ). I'd say yes.