tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771153128352599052.post3763231126836135134..comments2023-08-03T04:09:10.362-04:00Comments on Critical Cities: Design in the Divided City, or, the Myrtle Avenue StyleD.J. Huppatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01143391020431255041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771153128352599052.post-32660273644504191192010-08-01T00:38:01.687-04:002010-08-01T00:38:01.687-04:00I went to Pratt in the early 80's and first op...I went to Pratt in the early 80's and first opened up Tropic of Capricorn while waiting for the bus on the corner of Myrtle and Washington. I was stunned at how accurate the description was. Pratt, at the time, was a 4-block oasis bordered by one of the poorest, most dangerous desperate ghettos in the country. The A & P on Myrtle was full of rats, stray cats, and filth. Kum Kow was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771153128352599052.post-75409426231873718982009-06-16T11:48:30.277-04:002009-06-16T11:48:30.277-04:00Thanks, man. This is good stuff. HMiller is amazi...Thanks, man. This is good stuff. HMiller is amazing. He really kind of gets it. If you could understand life thru Myrtle Ave, Canarsie, and throw some random town in France into the equation, you're a bit further along than the rest.Buckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545226489857126514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771153128352599052.post-38874304896534393132008-11-12T16:19:00.000-05:002008-11-12T16:19:00.000-05:00Daniel, I'd read this before, but I'd forgotten ju...Daniel, I'd read this before, but I'd forgotten just how profoundly brilliant it is, from the Miller quote on. Bravo!<BR/><BR/>I'm just a little stunned that no one has commented on it.Nada Gordon: 2 ludic 4 Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448534316756256503noreply@blogger.com