American Studies 334
Urban America
Roger Williams University
GHH 108
M, Th  3:30 - 4:50
Spring, 2011
Michael R. H. Swanson, Ph. D
Office: GHH 215
Hours: T, Th 9:00-10:30
M, W 1:00-2:00
Phone:   (401) 254-3230
E-mail:  mswanson@rwu.edu
Index
“ URB” page
4.  Post Industrial Urbs “Every City has a Soho” 75 - 112
Old Market Omaha 89
Southside Chattanooga 91
Historic Third Ward Milwaukee 94
River Market Kansas City, 96
Shockoe Bottom, Richmond 98
Bricktown Oklahoma City 99
Downtown Memphis TN 101
Downtown Dayton, OH 103
The Strip, Pittsburgh 105
Historic Core, Los Angeles 106
WashHo, St. Louis   
108
Old Town Wichita   
109
5.  Garden Urbs “Every City Has Its Savannah”   
113-142
Old Louisville “Victoria” 123
Mt. Vernon Baltimore “Old Europe”
125
Quapaw Quarter, Little Rock   
127
Historic East Nashville   
129
German Village, Columbus    131
Soulard, St. Louis   
133
Roosevelt, Phoenix   
135
Oregon, Dayton 136
Near East (East End) Lexington KY 138
Springfield, Jacksonville FL
139
6.  Eclectic Urbs   “Every City has its Greenwich Village”   
143-177
Greenwhich Village, NYC   
148
The Short North, Columbus OH 151
Northshore, Chattanooga, TN 155
Little Italy, San Diego CA 158
Ohio City, Cleveland OH 160
Multiple Villages, Northeast Quad, Indianapols, IN 162
The Fan District, Richmond, VA 165
The Elmwood Village, Buffalo, NY 167
East Rochester, NY 169
7.  Blank Canvas Urbs “Every City has a Detroit”  
175 - 208
Detroit, MI   
182
Fort Worth South, TX 185
Farish Village, Jackson, MS   
187
Inner Dispersal Loop, Tulsa OK (Brady Village) 189
Downtown Huntsville AL   
191
Downtown Las Vegas NV 194
East Village, Des Moines, IA
196
SoLo Kansas City, KS 198
Midtown Birmingham, AL 200
King-Lincoln Columbus OH
203