Michael R. H. Swanson, Ph. D.
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You have this illustration of De Witte's Woman Playing Virginal in your text. I thought you might like to see it in color to understand something of the richness of the composition
This interior shows some signs of feminization, especially if you compare it to the interiors you saw in the video from the Weald and Downland Museum. The grand scale of this rich merchant's house disguises that a bit.
You’ll see that I’m taking us back into Jackson (and, soon, Stilgoe, too) after this little sojourn into Rybczynski. There is a reason for this. The concepts of Intimacy and Privacy, and the concept of Domesticity were introduced into American Houses a century and more before the American Revolution, and were parts of the city houses of the walking city as well as the suburban houses which came later. The rest of the innovations Rybczynski introduces arise in conjunction with suburbanization.
Here's a little treasure hunt for you.
In the nineteenth century, all of these were suburban areas for the very well-to-do. What about today? What can you find out about these places today? As a starter, I've provided you with links to some sort of information about these places. Choose as many as you wish, and go hunting for information about them... pictures, data, histories, whatever. When you find something, post it to the Forum on Bridges I've prepared for this purpose. The one with the most number of unique discoveries wins.*
There will be a prize:
Dinner for two (with or without me along) at a Bristol Restaurant.
Deadline: Monday after Spring Break
Some places to go hunting:
- Google Earth: (if you haven't downloaded it click on the title to the left)
If you're more interested in historical data/iimages, here are some other places where you can look.
- American Memory (Library of Congress)--use the search box on the first page, you'll be surprised what turns up where.
* unique = be the first one to turn in that particular discovery
The Trolley car took its place as an icon in American popular culture, Witness Judy Garland's
Trolley Car Song.
With my high starched collar and my high top shoes
And my hair piled high upon my head,
I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley,
And lost my heart instead.
With his light brown derby and his bright green tie,
He was quite the handsomest of men.
I started to yen, so I counted to ten,
Then I counted to ten again.
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley,
Ding, ding, ding went the bell.
Zing, zing, zing went my heart strings,
From the moment I saw him I fell.
Chug, chug, chug went the motor,
Bump, bump bump went the brake,
Thump, thump, thump went my heart strings,
When he smiled, I could feel the car shake
To learn about the cartoon at the left, click here.