field trip report 3

East of Temple Campus
Even though Philadelphia used to be a big hat city, all I saw was newly constructed projrct housings and abandoned old brick buildings several blocks away from the campus. As a wave of industrialization ceased, Philadelphia lost its activity (soft) but left the enclosure (hard). The area we expored is right in the transition.
These are pictures and descriptions that will tell pieces of industrialization which still can be found on the site.


1: Kardon Building
High ceiling, luxuary condos and studios apts for Temple students. This used to be a warehouse, but it nicely passed over to a student apartment.

2: PGW

PGW stands right off Temple campus, making a strong edge between the campus and the east side of it.

3: East side of Temple Campus Regional Rail Station

This is also an element that creates an edge between the campus and the neighbor, and the parking lot(PGW's?) makes it wider.

4: Cousin's Market

An supermarket that cuts off Germantown Ave.

5: Green spot



Where vacant lots are are treated with greenery and murals.

6: White wall


On Germantown Ave. and Montgomery, white wall appears. In a contrast with old broken brick warehouses, the white is almost too bright.

7: Condos between abandoned buildings

An apartment building. Just like Kardon building, This used to be a sewing factory, and turned into spacious units. Each room has almost 20' high ceiling. The chell looks a typical warehouse, but inside is painted nicely. Mostly occupied by young generations.

8: Landfill landscapes


9: Developing project housings

The most active industry going on in the area would be project housing development. There are a buch of contractors working and signs saying "future site of...". After the scilence of post-industrialization, the area will be filled with peacefull suburban looking project housings.

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West of Temple Campus
As we start walking toward the west, we find things are gradually changing. These are pictures and descriptions that shows the transition relating to helthscape of the area.


1: Wheelchair accessible subway entrance

On Broad and Cecil B. Moore, an elevator and an escalator help handicapped people. This is a basic element that gives each individual equal oppotunity to come schoo, no matter what physical condition is.

2: shops
Shops in front of IBC. helps Temple student grab breakfast on the way to classes. In daytime, it makes traffic congestion by people who try to park quick and get something to eat. Such a narrow street but high frequency of use has high risk of accident.

3: Vacant lot turning into a landfill

This open spot is not owned or maintained properly. Residential housings right on the back, might get suffered by it.

4: Clean paver in sidewalks

This can be found close to the campus where Temple shops are (meaning shops which aiming the students' consume)
5: Cracked sidewalk
These happen more further to the west, where you don't see Temple T anymore. Cracked pieces of glass are all over, and the surface is uneven. Dangerous, but this must mean Temple money did not reach this far.

6: Chinesefood
There are a couple of chinesefood places, indicates what the neighbor eats. A bunch of seefood restaurants and bars (closed and open) are there as well.

7: Maintained open spot
This remind me of the idea of Farmadelphia by FrontStudio (picture) . The best use of land which is not actively used will be greening. As well as it can stop the situation of 3, provide better water, fresh food, cleaner air, and direct agricultural education to children.

8: typical abandoned house

This is an example of abandoned house. Spoiled wood members, no windows. Construction materials are structurally and chemically dangerous when not maintained.

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South of Temple campus
According to Wikipedia(www.wikipedia.org), Gentrification refers to the process whereby dilapidated neighborhoods are restored and refurbished, usually in conjunction with changing demographics and an influx of wealthier residents.
Even though it is clear that Temple has a large influence on, gentrification in this area is not caused only by Temple. Also, gentrification can happen in a house, in a city block, or the entire city. An investor(Temple can be this but possibly others), a reinforcer(the city could be this but possibly others), an agitator(neighbor or politician).
To view this situation objectively, I choose to show pictures and descriptions of elements that makes gentrification of this area.



1: Masters st. and 13th st. vs. Masters st. and Broad st.


The front and the back of the block have totally different characteristics. There is a school, and a senior center on Masters st. and 13th st. On Masters st. and Broad st., there is the school's wall that stands up right on its property line, looks like a prison with a cold surface and small high windows. There are homeless people sleeping on the built-in bench; the school certainly acts as a public facility.

2: Into your privacy


In ther residential area, houses are connected by cul de sac, keeping outsider away. The area is very quiet, nobody is out, creepy atmosphere at this time.

3: WIDE 13th street

Not only cul de sac, the EXTREME width of 13th street makes the area exclusive. Here I have fun riding my bike because it goes downhill as well. I guess the street is never needed to be that wide at all. It just becomes a speeding points for cars.

4: Jump into another worldTher new project area south of Girard is completely separated from the housings right south of the campus. They don't carry too much common materiality or style. It looks like more younger generations live in the new project area.

5: Live and death

An abandoned mall (?) to the left and the new projet to the back. A lot of commercial buildings which look like they used to prosper, are abandoned in this area, contrasting from the new houses.

6: Active spot

It is probably one of most active palce in the area. this tennis club has some interior and exterior court where children get chance to learn to play tennis.

7: From the east to the west


Land on west side of Broad street is much more oqqupied. Unlike 5,6, the houses are constantly innovated, to get them on sale.

8: A commercial intersection.

KFC, Checkers, McDonalds, Cash Checked place, clothings, glosary, gas station, and so on. Recently pavers were completed on sidewalks and devisions in the middle of Broad street. Subway station, bus, and trolly are actively used. A lot of people wait at this intersection to transfer, at the same time, there a lot of venders sell stuff on sidewalks.

9: The mall next to the campus

The mall of 50% occupancy, will lose more of their customers as new buildings are built around it. They will need to consider a good connection with the campus in order to not be killed by the others power.

10: The Edge

Sunshine from the west makes a huge shadow. Is the edge going to be a edge of the campus, or a wall between the neighbor and the campus?