William Jameson

Dublin Core

Title

William Jameson

Description

The map above shows the distribution of renters in the South End, and the picture on the next page is a warning sign in an alley along the border of Villa Victoria and Tremont Street. The map most notably shows two neighborhood blocks – one northwest of Villa Victoria on Tremont that contains the most homeowners, an indicator of rootedness to the area, and the other in the northeast corner that has the most renters, an indicator of transience. Villa Victoria is in between both geographically and in percent of renters. This speaks to the economic and residential segregation of the South End by neighborhood. With an understanding of the ethnic make-up of the neighborhood, this map depicts three communities – white, Asian, and Latino. The picture of the warning sign is emblematic of the “this is mine, that’s yours” attitude thatplagues the area. At the border of the homeowner’s block and Villa Victoria, it stands as a
warning not to overstep the bounds clearly defined and embodied by Tremont Street. The array
of heavy-duty locks furthers the same implication. The fact that it has a Spanish translation
indicates unmistakably to whom the message is directed. Contrasted with other signs throughout
the South End in Chinese and English, the inclusion of translation here speaks to the nature of
dialogue between social and ethnic groups in the South End.

Files

http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/courses/2015/USW24/files/original/97a9757931ef53e13ae586ca1d2d299b.jpg
http://dighist.fas.harvard.edu/courses/2015/USW24/files/original/2ea2f096381916fae8044753242df778.PNG

Collection

Citation

“William Jameson,” USW24, accessed March 29, 2024, https://usworld24.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/171.