I have chosen H Street as my urban society focus region . This area jumped out at me due to the newly claimed title that Forbes Magazine gave to H Street as on of America's hippest "hipster" neighborhood. Out of all of the cities in the US H Street came in 6th.
An excerpt from the Forbes article, "Politico" hipsters flock to this DC hood, separated from the rest of the city by the H. Street Bridge. Revitalization efforts ramped up in the area, also known as the Atlas District, in the mid 2000s and today the enclave is known for nightlife that includes dance clubs, rock venues, burlesque shows and restaurants like Sticky Rice that offer patrons a game speed bingo alongside their meals. The H. Street Festival and the nearby food truck extravaganza Truckeroo Festival help add to the hipness". This definition of H. Street made me not just giggle but it also perked my ears towards this new subculture of hipsters that are taking over H. Street.
Now the means in which Forbes went about rating H. Street's "hipness" was, walkability, coffee shops per capita, availability of food trucks, farmers' markets, locally owned bars and restaurants, the size of the artistic community, and how often the words associated with hipness come up when speaking of the neighborhood.
I cannot wait to dive into this area and engulf myself in the subculture that is the H. Street Hipster.
Great topic and approach! It will be exciting to relate this hipster label with other topics in class. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteBe careful about typos:
Where does this quotation begin?:
...Truckeroo Festival help add to the hipness".
H St. doesn't usually have a period after the H.