Please
join us for the kick-off of the 2013 Spring
MI+SPIA Lecture Series, hosted by the Urban Affairs and Planning Program.
“Corridor of
Cool: A Tale of Washington’s U Street”
A Lecture by
Blair Ruble, Thursday, February 28th, 2013 (6:30 PM – 8:30
PM)
Washington DC’s U Street has
become a symbol for the city’s remarkable turn-around from symbol of urban
failure to frontrunner of contemporary urban growth. The story is more complex
than it might seem at first glance. Was U Street in fact a failure a half
century ago? How deep does the neighborhood’s revitalization run? To answer
that question, Blair Ruble, author of Washington’s U Street: A Biography, will
recount the history of the U Street community from its origins during the Civil
War up to the “gentrification” of today. In doing so, he will explore the
meaning of U Street for the city and the nation at large.
Thursday, February
28th
6:30 to 7:30 pm (presentation);
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Virginia Tech Research
Center
900 N. Glebe
Road
East/West Falls Church
Room
Arlington,
VA
RSVP by
2/26/13
6:00 –
6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate
students
Light
refreshments will be served
See the
attached flyer for more information.
Hope to
see you there!
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