,9 ! ,DI/ANCE3 ,SUBURBIA AGA9/ ! B>RICADES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 ,HAUSSMANN & ,CITY ,PLANN+3 ! BIR? ( ! HUMAN TIDE4 0,HAV+1 AS !Y DO ! APPE>ANCE ( WALL+ 9 A MASSIVE ET]NITY1 ,HAUSSMANN'S URBAN WORKS >E A :OLLY APPROPRIATE REPRES5TATION ( ! ABSOLUTE GOV]N+ PR9CIPLES ( ! ,EMPIRE3 REPRESSION ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL =MATION1 EV]Y ORGANIC SELF-DEVELOPM5T1 'FUNDAM5TAL' HATR$ ( ALL 9DIVIDUALITY40 -- ,J,J ,HONEG] #ahgd 7,B5JAM91 #a#b#b7 0,BUT BY ! ANY /&PO9T O!R ?AN ?AT ( FACILITAT+ POLICE CONTROL1 ,HAUSSMANN'S ,P>IS IS A CITY BUILT BY AN IDIOT1 FULL ( S\ND & FURY1 SIGNIFY+ NO?+40 ,GUY ,DE ,BORD ,HAUSSMANN DID NOT 9V5T CITY PLANN+1 ! ,ROMANS & ANCI5T ,*9ESE PLANN$ CITIES4 ,MOD]N CITIES W]E PLANN$ & BUILT 9 ! ,BRITI% & ,FR5* COLONIES E>LI] ?AN 9 ,EUROPE4 ,WA%+TON ,D,C WAS PLANN$ & BUILT ON AN EMPTY FIELD DECADES BE=E ,HAUSSMANN REFA%ION$ ,P>IS4 ,:AT WAS DIFF]5T AB\T ,HAUSSMANN'S ,P>IS IS ?AT HE BUILT HIS NEW NATIONAL CAPITOL ON TOP ( ! OLD ,P>IS1 A PRE-9DU/RIAL CITY4 ,HAUSSMANN'S ,P>IS REVEALS MORE AB\T ! >*ITECTURE ( CAPITALISM & ( ! NATION /ATE ?AN ,L',5FANT'S ,D4,C BECAUSE IT %[S US :AT ,HAUSSMANN *OSE TO DE/ROY AS WELL AS :AT HE *OSE TO BUILD4 ,9 HIS DEMOLITION ( POOR NEIR[ /REETS WE CAN SEE :AT HE CONSID]$ A ?REAT TO ! NEW /ATE & ECONOMY4 ,B\LEV>DS W]E ALREADY REPLAC+ N>R[ /REETS 9 ,P>IS TWO DECADES E>LI] ?AN ,HAUSSMANN TOOK (FICE1 BUT ON A MU* SMALL] SCALE4 ,DUR+ ! ,JULY REVOLUTION ( #ahc AN IRONIC TWI/ BEFELL GOV]NM5T SOLDI]S4 ,! L>GE SQU>ES ( GRANITE ?AT W]E BE+ US$ TO PAVE NEW B\LEV>DS W]E DRAGG$ UP TO ! TOP FLOOR ( H\SES & DROPP$ ON ! HEADS ( SOLDI]S4 ,!SE /ONES BECAME A COMMON S\RCE ( B>RICADE BUILD+ MAT]IALS4 ,9 #ahc !RE W]E #f1 B>RICADES4 ,HAUSSMANN TOOK (FICE AFT] BO? ! #ahc & #ahdh 9SURRECTIONS1 9 #a#h#e#c4 ,9 AN ATTEMPT TO PREV5T O!R 9SURRECTIONS1 ,HAUSSMANN TRI$ TO ELIM9ATE ! CON/RUCTION ( B>RICADES BY DE/ROY+ N>R[ /REETS & REPLAC+ !M ) WIDE B\LEV>DS4 ,HE ALSO BUILT B\LEV>DS 9 ORD] TO ALL[ = ! EASY TRANSPORT ( TROOPS 0CONNECT+ ! GOV]NM5T ) ! TROOPS & ! TROOPS ) ! SUBURBS0 & ALL[+ TROOPS TO SURR\ND NEIDS ,HAUSSMANN FACILITAT$ ! REGULAT$ & REGUL> MOVEM5T ( TROOPS4 ,HAUSSMANN'S ,P>IS WAS MORE ?AN JU/ A CITY4 ,IT WAS A SYMBOL2 ITS MONUM5TS & B\LEV>DS CREAT$ AN IMAGE ( ! CAPITOL ( A P[]FUL EMPIRE4 ,! FANCY NEW B\LEV>DS ?AT W]E P>T ( ?IS IMAGE PU%$ R5TS UP JU/ LIKE REC5T 0URBAN REVITALIZATION0 PROJECTS4 ,9 #ahfd ,HAUSSMANN GAVE A SPEE* V5T+ 0HIS HATR$ ( ! ROOTLESS URBAN POPULATION40 7,B5JAM91 #a#b74 ,! CON/RUCTION ( B\LEV>DS DROVE ! PROLET>IAT 9TO ! SUBURBS & 9CREAS$ ! POPULATION ( W&]+ HOMELESS4 ,WORK+ CLASS NEIDS1 & :5 ?IS DIDN'T DRIVE WORK]S \T ( ! CITY RIS+ R5TS DID4 ,HAUSSMANN'S DE/RUCTION & CON/RUCTION PLAC$ NEIDS ALL[$ TRAFFIC TO FL[ TO ! C5T] ( ! CITY4 ,! MOVEM5T ( WORK]S' HOMES TO ! SUBURBS MEANT ?AT 'COMMUT+' TO & FROM WORK WAS BORN ON A MASS SCALE4 0,HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( FAMILIES1 :O WORK 9 ! C5T] ( ! CAPITAL1 SLEEP 9 ! \TSKIRTS4 ,! MOVEM5T RESEMBLES ! TIDE3 9 ! MORN+ ! WORK]S /REAM 9TO ,P>IS1 & 9 ! EV5+ ! SAME WAVE ( PEOPLE FL[S \T4 ,IT IS A MELAN*OLY IMAGE444,I W\LD ADD444?AT IT IS ! FIR/ TIME ?AT HUMANITY HAS ASSI/$ 9 A SPECTACLE SO DISPIRIT+ = ! PEOPLE40 ,A4 ,GRAVNEAU1 ,L'\VRI] DEVANT LA SOCIETE1 ,P>IS1 #ahfh 7,B5JAM91 #a#c#g7 ,HAUSSMANN AIM$ TO DETA9 & FIX ! ROOTLESS & TO *ANNEL WORK]S 9TO L9E> MOVEM5T3 FROM HOME TO WORK1 FROM WORK TO HOME1 A PRECURSOR TO METRO1 B\LOT1 DODO4 ,HAUSSMANN PLANN$ ! CON/RUCTION ( RAILWAY L9KS BETWE5 ! C5T] ( ,P>IS & ITS \TSKIRTS DUR+ A P]IOD 9 :I* ! ,EUROPEAN RAILWAYS EXP&$ CONSID]ABLY4 0,SPACE IS KILL$ BY ! RAILWAYS & WE >E LEFT ) TIME ALONE40 -- ,HE9RI* ,HE9E 7,RICE1 #b#g7 ,SPACE MAY NOT HAVE BE5 KILL$ BY ! RAILWAYS BUT HI<-SPE$ TRAVEL HAS MADE TRAVEL TIME A GREAT] CONSID]ATION ?AN TRAVEL DI/ANCE4 ,:AT ,GEORG ,SIMMEL SAID ( MONEY CAN BE SAID ( ! MOD]N CITY4 ,!Y BO? ALL[ CONNECTIONS BETWE5 PREVI\SLY DI/ANT ?+S BUT MAKE ?AT :I* IS CLOSE MORE DIFFICULT TO REA*4 ,:ILE DI/ANCES W]E CONQU]$ BY ! RAILWAYS1 ! NE>BY SLIPP$ FUR!R AWAY4 ,?AT IS1 AT ! SAME TIME AS TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS ALL[$ ONE TO REA* F> AWAY PLACES 9 A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME1 ONES NEIATION BETWE5 WORK & LEISURE TIME IS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 LIV+ & WORK+ SPACES4 ,9DU/RIALIZATION & ! SUBSEQU5T PROLET>IANIZATION ( L>GE SECTORS ( ! POPULATION CREAT$ ?IS SEP>ATION ON A MASS SCALE4 ,PEASANTS HAD WORK$ AT OR NE> HOME1 ?OSE ?AT HAD WORK$ & LIV$ 9 SEP>ATE QU>T]S G5]ALLY F\ND ?AT ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 !SE #b PO9TS 9CREAS$ ) 9DU/RIALIZATION4 ,! 9CREAS+ P>TITION ( TIME 9TO WORK+ & LIV+ 9 SEP>ATE SPACES EFFECT$ CU/OM>Y MEAL TIMES1 H\SEHOLD LABOR & ITS SEXUAL DIVISION1 FAMILY RELATIONS & LEISURE ACTIVITIES4 ,?IS SEP>ATION BEGAN A PROCESS ( 9CREAS$ DEP5D5CE ON CONSUM] GOODS = PREVI\SLY HOME PRODUC$ ITEMS4 ,! CREATION ( SUBURBS 9CREAS$ ! DI/ANCE ( ?IS SEP>ATION4 ,?IS SEP>ATION CORRODES ! TYPE ( RELATION%IPS ?AT C\LD =M A BASIS = ATTACKS ON ! E/ABLI%$ ORD]4 ,?IS SEP>ATION ORGANIZES ! SPATIAL & TEMPORAL IMPOSITION ( CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION4 ,! PREVAL5CE ( ! SPATIAL & TEMPORAL SEP>ATION BETWE5 WORK & 'LIFE' WAS BORN ) 9DU/RIALIZATION BUT HAS COME TO APPE> TIMELESS & NATURAL4 ,! NATURALNESS ( ?IS SEP>ATION KILLS ! PASSION = FRE$OM BY LIMIT+ \R CAPACITY TO IMAG9E ANY O!R ORGANIZATION ( SPACE & TIME ?AN ! REPETITIVE CON/RICTION :I* CAPITAL IMPOSES ON US4 ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,SUBURBS3 ! PAV$ DREAM4 ,BE=E ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 ! ,U4,S4 WAS ALREADY A HIS 9 AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE ?IS 9CREAS+ DI/ANCE4 ,! F$]AL GOV]NM5T EMPLOY$ MILLIONS 9 ! ?IRTIES TO BUILD A NEW L&SCAPE4 ,AFT] ,W,W,I,I ! ,VET]AN'S ,MORTGAGE ,GU>ANTEE ,PROGRAM PROVID$ L[ CO/ H\S+ TO MILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 ,FROM ! LATE #dS TO ! MID-#fS DEVELOP]S BUILT #bc MILLION NEW HOMES4 ,9DU/RY FOLL[$ !SE MO/LY :ITE NEW SUBURBANITES \T ( ! CITY1 P>TLY BECAUSE UNIONS W]E WEAK] !RE4 ,9 ! #dS & #eS ! GOV]NM5T 9VE/$ MILLIONS ( DOLL>S ON ! SUBURBAN 9FRA/RUCTURE3 GAS1 ELECTRICITY1 ROADS1 SEW] SY/EMS & HITM5T SP5T MILLIONS ( DOLL>S ON FREEWAYS AFT] ! W>4 ,JU/ AS ,HAUSSMANN'S B\LEV>DS W]E /RATEGICALLY USEFUL TO ! MILIT>Y1 HI COMPANIES1 ! OIL & RUBB] 9DU/RIES ?AT LOBBI$ = ! CON/RUCTION ( HI & OIL COMPANIES7 CREAT$ A NE$ = AUTOMOBILES4 ,ALI5ATION IS BUILT 9TO ! CITY & 9TO ! SUBURBS1 9 ITS CONCRETE & ASPHALT4 ,TAKE ! EXAMPLE ( ,LOS ,ANGELES1 ! CITY BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE C>S BUT NOT WALK+ HUMAN BE+S4 ,9 ,L,A MANY PEOPLE ?9K NO?+ ( DRIV+ #de M9UTES JU/ TO GO A B> TO HAVE A DR9K4 ,9/EAD ( HAV+ NEIS OR CAFES1 PLACES TO SOCIALIZE >E SPREAD \T OV] ! CITY4 ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CITIES LACK ANY PRE-CAPITALI/ HI/ORY2 !Y W]E BUILT FROM ! BEG9N+ BY ! DICTATES ( CAPITAL1 ) GOV]NM5T HELP4 ,! RESULT3 URBAN BLIE MORE ADAPT$ TO ! AUTOMOBILE ?AN ! HUMAN BE+4 ,UN=TUNATELY CITIES ?AT PR$ATE CAPITALISM CAN BE ALSO TRANS=M$ 9TO CONCRETE MON/]S4 ,9 ,TOR9O1 ,ITALY ! GIGANTIC ,F,I,A,T PLANT BEGAN ASSEMBLY L9E MASS PRODUCTION BAS$ ON ,=D'S MODEL DECADES BE=E ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE4 ,! RESULT IS ! SAME AS OCCURR$ 9 ,U4,S4 CITIES3 MASS PRODUCTION NE$$ MASS CONSUMPTION TO P]PETUATE ITSELF1 A CITYSCAPE WAS BUILT ?AT CON=M$ TO ! REQUIREM5TS ( ACCUMULATION4 ,SOMEONE HAD TO BUY ! C>S1 TO MAKE ?IS POSSIBLE ! C> COMPANIES MADE SURE ?AT ROADS W]E BUILT4 ,TOR9O IS A R>E ,EUROPEAN EXAMPLE ( ! RESULTS ( ! DOM9ION ( A C> COMPANY & ITS ALLIES OV] A CITYSCAPE4 ,CONCRETE P>TITIONS BETWE5 SEEM+LY 5DLESS AP>TM5TS & A PROLIF]ATION ( ROADS HAVE SURR\ND$ ! WALKABLE N>R[ /REETS ( ! OLD CITY4 ,! ,F,I,A,T PLANT EMPLOY$ A L>GE P]C5TAGE ( ,TOR9O'S RESID5TS = MANY DECADES4 ,! EMPLOYES W]E SCATT]$ ?R\<\T ! CITY :ILE ! ,F,I,A,T WAS 9 ONE LOCATION1 ! RESULT3 AUTO1 B\LOT1 DODO4 ,BACK 9 ! ,U4,S4,A41 ! SUBURBAN LAWN & BACKY>D W]E (F]$ TO A SECTION ( ! WORK+ CLASS & TO ! MIDDLE CLASSES4 ,! ALI5ATION FROM NATURE !Y EXP]I5C$ 9 !IR NEW AUTOMOBILES & AT WORK WAS COMP5SAT$ = & !N HIDD5 BY AN EQUALLY ALI5AT$ BUT MU* MORE PLEASANT RELATION%IP TO NATURE AT HOME4 ,=C$ TO BUY :AT !Y C\LD EASILY MAKE AT HOME IF !RE W]E TIME1 WAT*+ ADV5TURE ON ,T,V1 ! SUBURBANITE RESORTS TO CONTROL OV] NATURE :]E HE LACKS CONTROL OV] HIS [N LIFE4 ,!RE=E WE OBS]VE BU%ES TRIMM$ 9TO SQU>ES1 A NEUROSIS = M[+ LAWNS & METICUL\SLY PLANT$ R[S ( FL[]S4 ,G>D5 /ORES HAVE PROLIF]AT$ & ! SUBURBAN Y>D HAS BECOME NATURE AS COMMODITY4 ,! SUBURBAN Y>D1 ! LIES ON TELEVISION & #ag *OICES ( TOO?PA/E ALL HELP$ P]PETUATE ! ILLUSION ( ! ,AM]ICAN DREAM4 ,! ,AM]ICAN DREAM IS LIFELESS & AS UNI=M AS ! SUBURBAN LAWN2 IT IS PRODUC$ BY ! TELEVISION 9/EAD ( BY SUBJECTS ?AT 9T]V5E 9 LIFE 9 ORD] TO TRANS=M IT4 ,! ,AM]ICAN DREAM HIDES ! DEGRAD+ REALITY ( A PROCESS$ LIFE FROM ?OSE 0LUCKY0 5\< TO AF=D IT4 ,:]E PRIVATE PROP]TY REIGNS ! [N]%IP ( ONE'S LIV+ SPACE1 WORK-SPACE1 & JU/ AB\T EV]Y O!R SPACE BY CAPITALI/S ! PROP]TY POOR 9DIVIDUAL IS P]PETUALLY CON/RA9$4 ,SUBURBS CONCEAL ALI5ATION FROM NATURE & O!R HUMAN BE+S AS WELL AS ! LACK ( P[] ?AT SUBURBANITES EX]CISE OV] !IR [N LIVES AT HOME & AT WORK4 ,! SEP>ATE [N]%IP ( LIV+ & WORK+ SPACES DIVIDES OPPOSITION TO ,CAPITAL 9TO LABOR & R5T /RUGGLES4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ILLUSION ( HOME[N]%IP 7GETT+ BANK LOANS TO BUY A H\SE7 GAVE MILLIONS ( WORK]S A VE/$ 9T]E/ 9 ! SY/EM ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 & DIFFUS$ ANY POT5TIAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ L&LORDS4 ,?IS HAS RESULT$ 9 COMMUNITY ACTION TO PROTECT ! PROP]TY VALUES 9 A GIV5 >EA4 ,WORK]S HAVE ORGANIZ$ TO KEEP O!R WORK]S \T ( !IR NEIIS S]V$ TO CREATE AN IMAGE ( ! CAPITOL ( A P[]FUL EMPIRE1 CITY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS CREATE AN IMAGE ( ! NEW 0BEAUTIFI$0 CITY ?AT IS SOLD TO US UND] ! GUISE ( COMMUNITY PRIDE4 ,9 BO? ( !SE EXAMPLES ?IS WAS A*IEV$ ?R\< ! DISPLACEM5T ( ! POOR4 ,! 0COMMUNITY0 IS SOLD TO US ) CITYWIDE CELEBRATIONS1 CITY FAIRS OR (FICIAL ,MILL5NIUM CELEBRATIONS4 ,! ,/ATE & ! M$IA HELP CREATE & P]PETUATE !SE IMAG9$ COMMUNITIES1 ?AT IS1 COMMUNITIES :I* LACK COMMONALITY BAS$ ON DIRECT HUMAN RELATIONS BUT >E 9/EAD BAS$ ON AN AB/RACT CONCEPTION ( COMMON ID5TITY1 ! MO/ OBVI\S EXAMPLE ( ?IS IS ! ,NATION4 ,CAPITALISM DE/ROYS HUMAN CONNECTIONS BUT IT REPLACES ?IS VACUUM ) IMAG9$ COMMUNITIES4 ,HAUSSMANN BUILT B\LEV>DS TO PREV5T ! CON/RUCTION ( B>RICADES & COMPLETELY DE/ROY$ ! NEI$ 9 A DIFF]5T =M 9 ! SUBURBS4 ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN SUBURBS >E BUILT SO ?AT FEW DIRECT RELATION%IPS ( ! SORT ?AT ,HAUSSMANN PAV$ OV] EV] DEVELOP4 ,COMMUNICATION IS AS MU* A ?REAT TO /ATE CONTROL AS B>RICADES4 ,9 ! SUBURBS1 H\SES >E F> FROM %OPP+ >EAS1 PLACES TO SOCIALIZE1 & WORK PLACES4 ,MEAN:ILE ! SUBURBANITE IS SOLD ! 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