A Reading of Price Hill's Diversity
People commonly refer to the diversity of Price Hill — a set of neighborhoods in Cincinnati's west side region — as a reason for living there. Census data shows that large groups of white, Black, and Central American people live within the neighborhood borders. Does that quantitative data on diversity make the place qualitatively diverse? In my experience — as a resident of East Price Hill — my answer is not exactly. Many of my relations are with white people, often of the same age, income, and education levels. Crossing cultural boundaries are more difficult in practice than in idealizations. In this presentation, I examine this space further by "reading" the neighborhood. The presentation is for an assignment in an urban design course with Vikas Mehta, PhD, MArch at DAAP while studying for my master of design. The presentation concludes with several speculative event posters that might bring together the many different identities of the neighborhood.
The presentation is about 30 minutes. Here are a few key slides:
As a bonus, below is a serial vision of a portion of Saint Lawrence Avenue ending with a significant payoff in front of Saint Lawrence church. The exercise is also for Dr. Mehta's urban design course.
Serial Vision on Saint Lawrence Avenue.