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Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City –running from one waterfront to the other- is one of the most important routes in Brooklyn as it is the only East-West truck route throughout the borough. And not only in the present day does the avenue have importance, but also in the history of Brooklyn as the Atlantic Avenue Railroad.
It could be seen as an armature (1), described as a linear system for sorting sub elements in the city and arranging them in sequence. This theory is suitable when one thinks about all the different neighborhoods linked to the Atlantic Avenue. It acts as a boundary between different communities a lot of the time.
Also very different places are pinned on the Atlantic, ranging from large projects such as the Atlantic Yards, to smaller antique shops, etc.
It could be seen as an armature (1), described as a linear system for sorting sub elements in the city and arranging them in sequence. This theory is suitable when one thinks about all the different neighborhoods linked to the Atlantic Avenue. It acts as a boundary between different communities a lot of the time.
Also very different places are pinned on the Atlantic, ranging from large projects such as the Atlantic Yards, to smaller antique shops, etc.
Does a ride on the Atlantic Avenue from East to West show striking social changes from one neighborhood to the other? Are the boundaries of the various neighborhoods noticeable? …
(1) Shane, D.G. (2005) Recombinant Urbanism: Conceptual Modeling in Architecture, Urban Design and City Theory., Wiley
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