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Reason for The Area

At the beginning of this project I did not choose the spot I am originally going to work with. I choose a black and white Smoke Shop where you go to buy cigars. However, I choose New York Transit Museum, because it was the only thing Downtown Brooklyn in the direction that I walked that caught my attention. Not being from the United States made it even more interesting because I never saw a real train until I came to the U.S. And automatically I was interested. I saw this perfectly cleaned clear glass with its green background and I was already blown away. On the side of the glass it has a black frame explaining what it was. I then proceeded to the front of the museum and said to myself oh no. It seemed spooky compared to a regular train station and that is as far as I got, due to the fact the museum is only open Tuesday to Sundays. Another reason I choose this area, is because I could make connections to the reading of Colson Whitehead, “City Limits,” and that inspired me to work on this project for the next few weeks. And if anyone is interesting in attending the museum as me the price is $10.00.

(I took pictures but they were not as good so I have to retake them)

 

My 15-20 Minutes Journey.

 

Let me take you on a walk to my destination. As you walk out of City Tech turn right, then make another right to the first corner you approach. Continue to walk straight until you get to Columbus Park then make a left and walk straight. A land mark is Henry Ward Beecher and as you continue to walk straight you will see Shake Shack. You will now be on the right side of the street. Continue to walk straight and your destination is on your right. However, to view the modernized part of the museum walk through Columbus Park and make a left. A land mark is the cosmetic store Sephora. Therefore, you are on the correct path however as you keep walking straight it is a very commercial area, it has food outlets, movie theaters train stations and book stores just to name a few. However, I noticed a building that I thought was juxtaposed but was told by a construction expert the building is just under renovation. This building is two buildings on the left of The Supreme Court Kings County. As our journey continues you will see a huge Barns & Nobles on the right and on the left side of the street a Chase bank is there. That building is an example of juxtaposition. To get a better view of the building stay on the left side of the street and make a left and turn around and the building will be clear. To be completely sure you are in the correct location you will see a Smoke Shop on the exact building. On the top of the building it has the new building and on the bottom, is the old building. It is similar because it is a building and is different because of how old one building is compared to the other. However, as you turn around there is the New York Transit Museum. Part of the museum is modernized and the other part is not. On my way there I met a lady who spoke to me about a mother God. Because of my religion this was new and interesting. I also got help from a construction expert to understand which buildings were under construction and which were juxtaposition. He really took his time and explained it which was genuine of him. The streets have such beautiful trees that I never noticed because I never got that far so on Court Street before. This can be related to juxtaposition because part of that building was modernized and the other part was not. An idea that popped up into my head was, I wonder how long it will take before the old part is modernized, and how long will it take before I notice it.

The Confirmation Before Our Eyes.

In the passage “City Limits ” Colson Whitehead described what being a New Yorker is, and what living in New York is as well. He stated that the past is more important than the present. He went further to say New York is not New York if you did not see it, then don’t believe it. Whitehead, then explains that everyone views New York and react to its different situations in a different way because we are all different. He specified, as he began to shape the passage, by the way New York began and how a person may have encountered it. Then in our heads we begin to build a point of view of New York. He describes the old New York to the new, New York. He says new, New York because old buildings are being broken or torn down and established with modernized buildings. Whitehead believe, we do not notice the changes because we as people; must accept and change with New York because we do don’t have a choice therefore, we confirm.