Side streets & back Alleys
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As we continue to use the College Hill neighborhood as our stimulus, I am beginning to realize its significance in regards to the Greensboro area and specifically the UNCG campus. I am learning that it works simultaneously with the campus to add historical value and amplify the importance of the university to the area.‘Main’ streets tend to be home to strips, beats and fronts whereas ‘side’ streets have stacks, sinks and turfs. This is primarily because mains streets are easily viewed and therefore appearance is important. It makes the area seem more accessible and welcoming. Side streets serve a different type of purpose, they are used to access houses as well as place things that don’t need to be seen. We can compare this to UNCG’s campus where the steam stacks are placed at the back of the campus as well as the railroads, this is because they are for industrial purposes of campus and therefore they don’t need to be seen.
Another thing that I noticed about side streets and back alleys was that they had boundaries, pictured above is a fence which acts as a border between streets, road and possibly individual yards. Fencing is also used to segment people or things as well designate areas such as parking. Another aspect of boundaries that I noticed is the one way streets...these are used to keep traffic at a minimum on back streets being that they are so small. This means they cant get congested or used for the wrong reasons.
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