Category Archives: Real Estate

Evanston Map

Posted on August 1, 2009 by LaDale Winling

The story of this Evanston map restoration is interesting on two counts. First, for the really great restoration process — taken from a curator’s experience with Japanese screen restoration. Second, for indicating how central Northwestern University was to the development … Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on January 17, 2009 by LaDale Winling

In returning this blog to matters academic, I offer a draft of the introduction to my dissertation. It is for information and entertainment, and not for citation without the permission of the author. Universities are places of optimism. For much … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Ball State University, Higher Education, History, Housing, Real Estate, Research, Self-referential, University of Chicago, University of Texas | 1 Comment

Review Essay: Railroads and Metropolitan Form

Posted on December 27, 2008 by urbanoasis

I was asked to write a review essay of four recent books related to the theme of transportation and urban form. My draft version is available on the sidebar. One important book I refer to is David Scobey’s Empire City, … Continue reading →

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Bring Back Redlining?

Posted on February 24, 2008 by urbanoasis

This was my first response to seeing the NY Times op-ed by economist Alan Blinder on a proposed return of the New Deal Home Ownership Loan Corporation (HOLC). Blinder’s larger point is about the utility of government intervention in the … Continue reading →

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Leopolds’ Out

Posted on February 5, 2008 by urbanoasis

AAiO had the scoop. Todd Leopold has just announced that he and Leopold Brothers are leaving A2 for Denver. Writes Todd: “Our lease expires in the summer, and shockingly (note heavy sarcasm), our landlords asked for an obscene amount per … Continue reading →

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Did I Say Columbia?

Posted on January 6, 2008 by urbanoasis

I actually meant Yale. New Haven has no revenue to invest in urban infrastructure. Yale’s got a ton. Guess who calls the shots on development? Yale University is rebuilding itself — drawing on its huge, rapidly growing endowment and on … Continue reading →

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Irony

Posted on December 12, 2007 by urbanoasis

You’d think with all my harping about students, tenants, and exploitative landlords, I would be able to avoid typical landlord exploitation, wouldn’t you? Not so. After hounding the local, landlordy of the pair of owning brothers for three months after … Continue reading →

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The Fly-to People

Posted on December 2, 2007 by urbanoasis

Adam Nagourney, in writing about Des Moines and how it is no longer a stereotypical Midwestern town, reveals why Midwesterners think New Yorkers are superficial idiots. His travel writing is as bad as his political writing. But the other night … Continue reading →

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‘Net Notes

Posted on November 26, 2007 by urbanoasis

A link dump with commentary. I never read the lists of links people leave on their blogs; I go to the blog to read their thoughts and misadventures, not to be redirected to something they glanced over and couldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Mapping Out My Dissertation

Posted on November 8, 2007 by urbanoasis

BerkeleyVALUE1980 Originally uploaded by urbanoasis I don’t rightly remember if I ever explained what I’m doing for my dissertation. Once my dissertation proposal is approved I’ll put it up here, but until then suffice it to say that I’m conducting … Continue reading →

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