is this because of a lack of space?

forced anonymity in the city

interesting to think about the function of intellectuals in a city. what cities carry the image of places harboring these types of people? I certainly view Paris and many European cities as locations of intellectuals, but in American cities, I never really think of that.

How does weather affect the city and city life? Not just through function, but also appearance (light, etc.)?

he is reading the people as a way of understanding their past and the past in general. is this actually possible given the short intervals at which he sees these people? I do like the idea that there is more to a "glance" at someone, but maybe this is looking a little too closely at something? He could falsely interpret someone?

Poe is a spectator here, but because he is involved with and at the level of the people, he also serves as part of the spectacle.

viewing the streets as the sea; there is an order within the disorder of the movements, or waves, of people

this goes along with the theme of utopia

he may have been working in the name, but not each name, just the collective name

gender specific; enforces the question of who the subject of the text is supposed to be

I'm not sure this is entirely accurate?

Think about the overwhelming police presence on streets surrounding unpopular parks; this is certainly a reaction to the danger they inspire.

relates to our discussion on using space as it was not originally prescribed

This is extremely true; when walking within a mile of my dorm, I encounter probably 5 or 6 parks, with 3 or 4 nearly vacant and Washington Square and Union Square overflowing with people. I think size and monuments play a part in this, as people are visually stimulated by the arch but do not care for the benches or walkways found in other parks. How much do size and visual stimulation play a part in the popularity of parks?

How has the concept of wealth played a part in the shaping of New York and other urban cities? How does it aid to the dynamic power structure at play? We haven't really looked at this yet.

Having the potential to escape does not always lead to exercising that opportunity; in actuality, the fact of having that opportunity oftentimes leads to a sedentary lifestyle. "there's always next weekend" comes to mind when reading these sentences.

goes along with the idea that congestion and crowdedness in urban environments can cause stress, and that escaping to a natural setting allows for potential relaxation and reflection

Heidegger wants to inspire conversation about ideas of dwelling, where people are aware of their actions and relationships to the urban city. This is the goal of his piece: to bring dwelling to the forefront of discussion, not to press his ideas on the matter, but to spark a dialogue on the unfamiliar topic.

Then what is it? I cannot seem to pinpoint what Heidegger means by space; he only highlights what it is not, yet there is no concrete example of what space is. Does he view space as purely abstract?

This is where I think Heidegger's views on Dwell magazine are shown best. Dwell shows the "open to air, light, and sun" and "well planned" aspects of these lodgings, but ignores the actual idea of dwelling; I think Heidegger's focus is on the dwelling, not the structures themselves, whereas Dwell focuses on the actual structures, not the act of dwelling.

interesting to think of a pedestrian as an artist. if there is one destination that many different people have to get to, the way in which they get there will likely be different. these differences are what allow the pedestrian to be an artist

So is it useless for city planners to not be from the city or spend significant time in the city? Is it essential to be this urban body to create a successful city?

How much of a city is produced by the people who inhabit it? How much by the city planners? Who has control?

the city as both opposition between forces and reflections of forces onto one another; this contributes to the idea that the city is overwhelmingly complex, which is a theme that the authors of Unfathomable City address in their introduction.

To what degree is the city a fictional representation created by an individual? Do the space planners or cartographers have power over the viewer because they have created or represented what is seen?

Tuan would see this as walking through space in a continuous search for place. place, here, is what this author considers "the proper"

This is exactly what Didion and DeVore did when writing about New York from Los Angeles!

What do you call somewhere where there is no space? Does such a place, in literal terms, exist?

space is described as having openness and freedom, words commonly associated as positive, and threat, a word that carries a negative connotation. this displays the complex nature of space

the city is so specific to the individual; we could all be living in the same city, seeing the same things, but experiencing them in entirely different ways

this conversation is not even applicable to current society. it has shifted from rather rare to impossible through usage of smartphones (iMaps, subway apps, etc.)

people are drawn to things that feel like "home," whatever that means to them. when moving to the city, they may try to control the city so as to fit their expectations and make it feel like their past reality.

the small, precise, or trivial details of something

the naive outsider who is lured into New York

ties in with the idea of the confidence men and the city as a home to corruption...everyone seems to adapt to a more scandalous or nontraditional life in the urban atmosphere

is this diction too extreme? "enslavement" and "victim" seem to be exaggerating

liminal: occupying a position at a boundary or threshold

goal of outsiders coming into urban environment

ties in with the Coming Bachelor Girl and the themes of finding success in the city and independence; you must struggle before finding success and be financially independent to really experience the pains of the urban environment

common theme in all writing about specifically New York...ex: rent is insanely high, everything is more expensive

Interesting how everyone comes to the city to be original, but because everyone is doing essentially the same thing, there really is no originality at all?