User:Rafael Monroy-Rojas/sandbox

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I will be contributing to the wikipedia page of the Grand Concourse One idea that I have is talking about how the policies directed at Grand Concourse throughout time mirror the policies that the government directed at the whole country. I may also talk about the clearing of slums and white flight that changed the ethnic breakdown of the population along Grand Concourse. This can lead into an exploration of how actions taken by the government encouraged suburbanization, and how that affected the urban poor.

For the Talk Page
Hello, I will be contributing to this article soon for an assignment in my American Government class. some topics I may include are: gentrification and the "renewal" of the neighborhoods along the Grand Concourse, the play "Grand Concourse," the Dollar Savings Bank Building on Fordham, and the work done on the Grand Concourse as part of New Deal programs. Here are some sources that I may use:

Hughes, C. J. 2014. “The Grand Concourse: Growing Signs of a Renewal.” The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/realestate/the-grand-concourse-growing-signs-of-a-renewal.html (November 13, 2016).

O'Donnell, Angela Alaimo. 2014. “Lost in the Bronx.” America Magazine 211(14): 46–46. http://web.b.ebscohost.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/ehost/detail/detail?sid=4f1148a4-0ad2-4a4b-9936-3bafd87fbd12@sessionmgr104&vid=0&hid=115&bdata=jnnpdgu9zwhvc3qtbgl2zq==#an=99204548&db=a9h (November 13, 2016).

Hu, Winnie. 2013. “Plans to Fix a Landmark and a Hole in Time.” The New York Times: A19. http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabid=t004&resultlisttype=result_list&searchresultstype=singletab&searchtype=advancedsearchform¤tposition=1&docid=gale|a354276113&doctype=article&sort=relevance&contentsegment=&prodid=aone&contentset=gale|a354276113&searchid=r2&usergroupname=cuny_hunter&inps=true (November 13, 2016).

Hu, Winnie. 2013. “Can Bronx Be a Destination? The Hope Is for Nights at a Time.” The New York Times: A17. go.galegroup.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/ps/retrieve.do?tabid=t004&resultlisttype=result_list&searchresultstype=singletab&searchtype=advancedsearchform¤tposition=1&docid=gale|a319253206&doctype=article&sort=relevance&contentsegment=&prodid=itof&contentset=gale|a319253206&searchid=r3&usergroupname=cuny_hunter&inps=true&authcount=1&u=cuny_hunter# (November 13, 2016).

Dolnick, Sam. 2010. “As Concourse Regains Luster, City Notices.” The New York Times: A23. web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=f461c824-5376-403f-954c-c60cc1389c93@sessionmgr4007&hid=4112&bdata=jnnpdgu9zwhvc3qtbgl2zq==#an=51596854&db=a9h (November 13, 2016).

Berger, Joseph. 2003. “Concourse Gets Used To Commerce; Street's Historic Character Clashes With Modernity.” The New York Times: B1–B6. web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/ehost/detail/detail?sid=897c07b5-afe1-4179-ad8a-bfb1a7ba47ae@sessionmgr4007&vid=0&hid=4112&bdata=jnnpdgu9zwhvc3qtbgl2zq==#an=10992912&db=a9h (November 13, 2016).

Waldman, Benjamin. 2013. “8 Architectural Gems along the Bronx’s Grand Concourse: County Courthouse, Post Office, Loew’s Paradise Theater, Poe Cottage.” untapped cities. http://untappedcities.com/2013/10/16/8-architectural-gems-along-the-bronx-grand-concourse-county-courthouse-post-office-loews-paradise-theater-poe-cottage/8/ (November 13, 2016).

I may also use some articles from The Encyclopedia of New York City.

Contribution
Some of the neighborhoods that Grand Concourse runs through include Claremont, East Concourse, Fordham, Mott Haven, Mount Eden, Mount Hope, and Tremont.

Significant buildings
During it's early days, the a house in the Grand Concourse was a sign of "economic and social success." Several important buildings are located along the Grand Concourse. Among these stand out:
 * The Bronx County Courthouse
 * The Bronx General Post Office
 * The Bronx Museum of the Arts
 * Dollar Savings Bank Building, the 10-story headquarters of the Dollar Dry Dock Savings Banks (now liquidated)
 * Hostos Community College, at 475 Grand Concourse
 * Loew's Paradise Theater, in Fordham
 * The Poe Cottage, the last home of Edgar Allan Poe