Known as the TL or The ‘Loin to locals, the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco offers huge street murals, cheap eats, and pre-war apartment buildings that often share walls with hip bars and five-star restaurants. From its historic buildings that harken back to its vivid past to its innovative new developments, the history of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District is a colorful blend of ambition, sin, and vision.
This report was conducted in order to assess the needs of the Pine Street District in Cambridge, MD. The findings were used to form the work plan and justification for one of Maryland\'s first "Maple Street" programs.
Known as the TL or The ‘Loin to locals, the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco offers huge street murals, cheap eats, and pre-war apartment buildings that often share walls with hip bars and five-star restaurants. From its historic buildings that harken back to its vivid past to its innovative new developments, the history of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District is a colorful blend of ambition, sin, and vision.
This report was conducted in order to assess the needs of the Pine Street District in Cambridge, MD. The findings were used to form the work plan and justification for one of Maryland\'s first "Maple Street" programs.
How to Read and Code 19th-Century British Postmarks in TEI: with Mary Russell...Elisa Beshero-Bondar
a powerpoint slideshow of 19th-century letter manuscripts (shared courtesy of Reading Central Library) with annotations to help guide viewers in reading and understanding postal markings on 19th-century British mail. The guide also orients readers to coding this information according to the standard guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative, or TEI.
How to Read and Code 19th-Century British Postmarks in TEI: with Mary Russell...Elisa Beshero-Bondar
a powerpoint slideshow of 19th-century letter manuscripts (shared courtesy of Reading Central Library) with annotations to help guide viewers in reading and understanding postal markings on 19th-century British mail. The guide also orients readers to coding this information according to the standard guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative, or TEI.
Alien Invasions, Pulp Comics, and Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Contexts in Orson Welles's radio production of War of the Worlds and Superman comics.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
1. August Wilson Country
Pittsburgh’s Hill District
(Above: August Wilson at site of his mother’s last home--inspired the set of his play King Hedley II)
2.
3. Destruction of the Lower Hill in 1956
• “urban renewal” project by URA (Urban Redevelopment
Authority)
– to make a cultural district near downtown Pgh
– Build the Civic Arena
• City govt. took over about half the Hill District
– Razed buildings and neighborhoods
– Lost 400+ businesses
– Forced ~8,000 residents to move
• What was lost?
– Heart of the Hill! Many small locally owned businesses —The
Hill’s profit base connected to Downtown Pittsburgh
– Black culture in early 20th c. Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh Courier: weekly black newspaper with national
circulation—documented early 20th c. protest movements, national
news relevant to black community
• Jazz musicians’s clubs
• Negro Baseball League
– Interracial Ethnic community of Lower Hill
• Losses continue: old buildings, businesses abandoned,
slated for demolition
• Can the Hill be revitalized? (If so, whose interests would
be served?)
4. Freedom Corner
• Left: "At Freedom Corner," a drawing by Carlos
F. Peterson depicting the gradual collapse of
Pittsburgh's Hill District in the aftermath of
urban renewal. Pittsburgh civil rights marches
began at this corner, hence the drawing's
title. ”Source:
http://www.arch.ksu.edu/seamon/Simms_fullilove.htm
• At St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church on
Centre Ave. In 1960, across the street from
this historic landmark, Hill District residents
made a billboard reading “No Development
Beyond This Point”
5. Old, New, and Change
Above Left: August Wilson in an old section of
the Hill
Left: Civic Arena under construction, 1960s
Above Right : Crawford Square (“new
urbanist” development on Wylie Ave, 1999)
6. The Hill of Radio Golf in 1997
• Politics as hope?
– Harmond Wilks’ election campaign: mayor of Pgh
Conflicts? (Mame, Roosevelt vs. Harmond’s views)
– Mame—hopes to work as press secretary: PA gov.
• $$: Wealth, Govt. Money, and Quarters in Slot machines
– Roosevelt Hicks’ lifestyle (golf club, Lexus, Tiger Woods poster)
• Desire to have Hill declared “blighted”—why?
• Golf club for the kids
– Elder Joseph Barlow to H. Wilks: America the Slot Machine (21-22)
• Class divisions:
– Entrances of Sterling Johnson and Elder Joseph Barlow (“Old Joe”)
• Sterling’s past in the Hill (14-15), his “resume”: visible on Bedford Ave (16)
• Elder Joseph Barlow– in trouble with law for fraud (20-21)
– “Redevelopment” perspectives:
• BEDFORD HILLS
• Lights for Kennard Field (22-23)—people asking since 1952
• Painting the house on 1839 Wylie Ave
7. Cochise
• Mid-19th-century Apache warrior
• Led successful uprising, 1861 against
white ranchers in Arizona (US army
caught up in Civil War in the east)
• 1862—US army volunteers from CA
suppress Apaches
• Cochise hides and followers hide in the
Dragoon Mts, AZ
• Cochise surrendered, 1871 but resisted
displacement of Apaches to reservation
• Died 1874. Apache cause was then taken
up by Geronimo
• See p. 77: Sterling Johnson’s reference.