Boston: An Urban Analysis - Course Calendar - 2010 January 21, 2010 Introduction Different Ways of Seeing the City Overview and Exploration Location-O'Neill Library Room 211
January 28, 2010 Themes in the History of Boston Read - Topographical History of Boston by Whitehill and Kennedy - (Preface - 118) Film - American Experience - James Michael Curley - Scandalous Mayor Location-O'Neill Library Room 211
February 4, 2010 The Tragedy of the West End of Boston Read - Urban Villagers by Gans - Preface, Chapters 1,5,13,14 Read - Topographical History of Boston by Whitehill and Kennedy - (119 - 199) Film - Mission Hill: Miracle of Boston Location-O'Neill Library Room 211
February 11, 2010 An Overview of Boston Read - Topographical History of Boston by Whitehill and Kennedy - (200 - End) Location-Class meets at the Skywalk Observation Deck at the Prudential Center at 3:35 p.m. Cost $10
February 18, 2010 How Cities Really Work Read - Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jacobs (1 - 221) Optional: View Episode 6, New York PBS Series O'Neil Library Media Center Film - American Experience - Robert Moses - The World that Moses Built Location-O'Neill Library Room 211
February 25, 2010 How Cities Really Work, Continued Read - Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jacobs (222 - End) Film - The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Film - Selection from Episode 7, New York PBS Series Location-O'Neill Library Room 211
March 4, 2010 No Class Spring Break March 11, 2010 Urban Transformations Films - Down the Project and Point of Change Read - A Decent Place to Live by Rossner Location-O'Neill Library Room 211
Robert Moses
SE Buildings
March 18, 2010 Class Presentations Film - Restoring a Neighborhood: History & Future of Hudson Street Read - Death of an American Jewish Community by Levine & Harmon - Intro - 44 Location - O'Neill Library Room 211
March 25, 2010 Urban Themes, Issues and Prospects SE Tour Part I (North Sector of the SE, Cyclorama & Holy Cross Cathedral) Read - Death of an American Jewish Community by Levine & Harmon - 44 - 66 Location-Downtown Boston April 1, 2010 No Class Holy Thursday
April 8, 2010- Urban Themes, Issues and Prospects SE Tour Part II (SW Corridor Park, South Sector of the SE, Venetian Gothic, Bradlee Design, Boston Medical Center) Read Death of an American Jewish Community by Levine & Harmon - 66 - End Location-Downtown Boston
April 15, 2010 Urban Themes, Issues and Prospects Emerald Necklace and Forest Hill Cemetery Tour Read - Wrestling
with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and
Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint - Intro - 60 Location-Boston Neighborhoods Optional - After class dinner at Doyle's Cafe in Jamaica Plain April 22, 2010 Urban Themes, Issues and Prospects Harbor Point Read Wrestling
with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and
Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint - 61 - 136 Location-Boston Neighborhoods Optional - After class dinner at Castle Island in South Boston
April 29, 2010 Urban Themes, Issues and Prospects Read Wrestling
with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and
Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint - 137 - End Location-Boston Neighborhoods
May 6, 2010 Urban Themes, Issues and Prospects Urban Adventure with Cookout after Class Location-Downtown Boston
May 2010 Final Exam (See University Exam Schedule for Exact Date and Time.)
