Tyler Goch
Tyler Goch
Community Identities: Chicago’s Neighborhoods
Anything can have an identity: a person, an object, even places. Interacting with a given identity can result in a new one. If a person sculpts a rock, its identity changes; it becomes a sculpture. Take that rock and place it among thousands of other rocks in a swamp and it becomes part of a landmark. Build over that swamp and that swamp becomes a bustling city full of people and infused with culture. Chicago’s identity is not a singular, defined form. It is an accumulation of countless interactions. Chicago’s neighborhoods may have well-defined borders, but they are constantly changing, representing new demographics and cultures. Like the dialects of a language or styles of cuisine, the accumulated identities of Chicago’s neighborhoods comprise Chicago’s overall identity. Community Identities: Chicago’s Neighborhoods demonstrates how the city’s identity is an accumulation of interactions that are multifarious and complex.
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