Skid rows : a geographical perspective
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1982-12
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University of Oregon
Zusammenfassung
This study will focus on changes that skid row is experiencing.
Following an introductory statement which defines skid row and reviews
the area historically, an examination of skid row evolution on a
national basis is presented. Specifically, this involves a comparative
analysis of thirty-one skid rows representing all regions of the United
States. Each skid row is examined as to its 1950, 1968, and 1979 size.
and location. Much of the information for this analysis is based on
responses to questionnaires and census data.
With few exceptions, skid rows have changed substantially from
1950 to 1979. Most have declined significantly in size or relocated to
new sites in the central business district. Almost all the cities
surveyed have retained a skid row, in some form, over the thirty years
studied.
A closer view of skid row evolution and change is presented
utilizing a case study of Portland, Oregon. Portland was selected for study because it is fairly representative of skid rows in general. It
has had a skid row for approximately a century and its process of
establishment, growth, and decline through the years has followed a
pattern which is typical of other skid rows studies throughout the
United States. For example, the current "0ld Town" trend occurring in
some skid rows is also happening to Portland1s skid row. Sanborn Maps,
city directories, field observations, and census tract reports provide
land use data for Portland.
Despite the efforts of planners and others to remove skid row
from the landscape, with rare exceptions it has existed as an urban
phenomenon for at least a century to the present day.
Beschreibung
xvi, 206 p. A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: KNIGHT HV4504.K56 1982
Schlagwörter
Portland (Or.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century, Cities and towns -- United States, Skid row