The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Registered by haahaahaa98 of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 5/27/2017
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2 journalers for this copy...
Classic! To be released!
Journal Entry 2 by haahaahaa98 at Panera Bread, 299 Harvard St. in Brookline, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, May 27, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (5/27/2017 UTC) at Panera Bread, 299 Harvard St. in Brookline, Massachusetts USA
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Live meeting release!
Picked up at May 2017 Boston Meetup and looking forward to reading it
I finished this a while ago but forgot to add my review.
This did take a rather long time to read, getting pushed aside and dipped back into and finally one last push to finish it. I know it is an important work in urban planning and I had been curious to read it and, overall, I am glad that I did but it was rather long and not always particularly interesting. Her opening sections I found fascinating and agreed with much of what she was saying about cities and how they function in reality, as opposed to the visions of planners. But the middle sections of details started to feel more like a gentrified vision of cities. I still got some good takeaways from it but it was not quite as inspiring as I expected. I certainly saw her fiery spirit and how it would be quite a battle to go up against her.
This did take a rather long time to read, getting pushed aside and dipped back into and finally one last push to finish it. I know it is an important work in urban planning and I had been curious to read it and, overall, I am glad that I did but it was rather long and not always particularly interesting. Her opening sections I found fascinating and agreed with much of what she was saying about cities and how they function in reality, as opposed to the visions of planners. But the middle sections of details started to feel more like a gentrified vision of cities. I still got some good takeaways from it but it was not quite as inspiring as I expected. I certainly saw her fiery spirit and how it would be quite a battle to go up against her.
Journal Entry 5 by amyem at CfA Book Sharing Shelf in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/22/2019 UTC) at CfA Book Sharing Shelf in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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I released this a bit ago but I think it is still there.
Journal Entry 6 by amyem at Panera Bread - Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, March 23, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (3/23/2019 UTC) at Panera Bread - Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Planned for release at March 2019 Boston Bookcrossers Meetup.
Journal Entry 7 by haahaahaa98 at Little Free Library - 184 Huron Ave. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, March 23, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (3/24/2019 UTC) at Little Free Library - 184 Huron Ave. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Left at a cute Little Free Library. Hope someone will find it and make a journal entry!