Field Notes: Greeley Square – New York City, New York

Isaac Kremer/ January 20, 2019/ Field Notes, Physical, placemaking, plaza/ 0 comments

Celebrated editor and political leader Horace Greeley (1811-1872) launched the New York Tribune in 1841. From its pages, he had an enormous influence on American popular opinion. Greeley’s famous advice, “Go West, young man, go West,” inspired generations of Americans to seek their fortunes on the new frontier. He advocated protectionism, abolition of slavery, labors rights, and political reform. Greeley

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Marketlands – Winnipeg, Canada

Isaac Kremer/ September 12, 2017/ placemaking, plaza/ 0 comments

Marketands is a project of the Centre Venture Development Corporation, meant to facilitate public private partnerships in downtown Winnipeg. Some interesting pre-vitalization activities occurred on the site. A shipping container complex provided space for community engagement to occur. Pavement painting with red arrows drew people towards the containers, and enlivened the paved area around them. A design competition was held

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Manitoba Centenary Fountain – Winnipeg, Canada

Isaac Kremer/ September 12, 2017/ placemaking, plaza/ 0 comments

This fountain at Donald St and the Trans-Canadian Highway was presented to the people of Winnipeg in October 1970 by the M.E.P.C. Group of Companies and The Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg to commemorate the centenary of Manitoba and the fiftieth anniversary of the first supply of water from Shoal Lake to the Metropolitan Area. Over time the costs of

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