Author Archives: Eleazar Villalon
The 7 is a cheaper plane ticket
Living next to a 7 train station, Binder naming the 7 train the “Orient Express” caught my attention. Flushing, today, is inhabited by a majority of Chinese and Korean descent. Due to immigration, the 7 train serves as a link … Continue reading
What’s going on..?
Marvin Gaye- What’s Going On MTV All Stars- What’s Going On Both the original and the contemporary version both apply to the times of the song, being the 60s and modern day respectively. Although the problems of social unrest are … Continue reading
WWII Got Me Rich!
1) As many historians state, World War II was the major cause of mobilization, lowering depression from 25% to 1.2%, and the federal bureaucracy increasing in size from 1.1 million to 3.4 million. 2) Due to participation of men in … Continue reading
Let’s make a deal
The Great Depression had a heavy negative impact on American cities. Due to this financial crisis, power of governments grew, on both a local and national level started to play a bigger role on society and economics. The national government … Continue reading
Growth of Journalism
Chudacoff stresses a point in the reading concerning journalism and communications. Journalism satisfies two objectives: “the strong urge to know facts” and to satisfy the “strong faith in knowledge and conscience as reforming agents” (154). Found in both modern society … Continue reading
Dead Rabbits in NY
With Amsterdam placing a dead rabbit on a fence signifying his return and Priest Vallon being the leader of the group, the “Dead Rabbits” plays a role in the movie not discussed in the blog. The “Dead Rabbits’ is a … Continue reading
America-bound
All Nations Under Heaven, by Binder and Reiners, provides for an in-depth look on ethnic and racial history in New York City. They describe the origins of immigration and the reasons for it. Afterwards, explanations are provided for how they … Continue reading
Wait… Is that the 6 train?
One type of transportation that brought change in cities was the omnibus. The omnibus can be seen as a privately owned MTA. An omnibus is a horse-drawn coach, that carried passengers on a fixed route for a fixed price. Entrepreneurs … Continue reading
Mad? Let’s Riot!
Bernstein, in the New York City Draft Riots, and the website are two sources of information explaining the Draft Riots. The Draft Riots took place in New York City during the Civil War, as angry protestors, primarily Irish, were opposed … Continue reading
Positive Look on Slavery?
White, in his writing Somewhat More Independent: The End of Slavery in New York City, starts off with a surprised tone, stating that slavery in New York is neglected despite the fact that New York and New Jersey were two … Continue reading