Alright I'll admit that I had no idea what the word "Juxaposition" meant until about a few weeks ago. Mostly everyday since, I've been a student here (transfer) I've awaken to this cool apartment with high ceilings and a lot of space. It will probably be a while, before I live somewhere this nice again, even after I graduate. What do the people and families living just one block north of me wake up to?
Once you cross 10th and Berks everything becomes a lot different. On one side of the street you have a well known university that rakes in millions, and on the other side you have homes many of us would rather not live in. The economic contrast between the two sides of Berks St. In this area couldn't be more apparent. I am in no way trying to pass judgment on anyone, who lives on either of this particular street. My only point is: that looks different when you're on the side of the street without Temple banners flapping on flagpoles.
The structural disparities between the Public Housing Development and Kardon-Atlantic Terminal are very different. It would seem as if you could fit one of the houses entirely into the smallest apartment in Kardon. I have never been inside one of the homes, but I'm atonished at certain portions of my apartment.
Before I even got the apartment I remember the leasing agent saying, that someone had fit an entire small couch into their bathroom. Who knows if that thought could even be entertain in one of the homes on the other side of Berks Street. Overall my point would be: if I thought about these differences, surely those that live in the homes adjacent to Kardon have though about the same thing. What do we think of one another, because of our living circumstances. Are we spoiled students that expected every thing to be handed to us, and people to clean up after us? Are they people who take no pride in their surroundings, thus upkeeping it is no real issue. Keep in mind these are just thoughts, not facts or judgements on my part.
Althought I must point out that this Housing Authority Development hasn't undergone the rehaul that many other neighborhoods have. I'm talking about the suburban styled seperated homes that you can now find in other parts of Philadelphia. I have no idea if the development has even been proposed to undergo this change. I had one question that I have to ask though: If the homes underwent such a change into Suburban like housing, would they fail to exist as a Juxaposition then? Photos are of left and right sides of street at 10th and Berks Sts.
Image provided by: Labaron Palmer
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