Macy's flagship store in Herald Square in Manhattan, circa 1907 and present day respectively. Department stores are discussed in Ses #9. (Images courtesy of the Library of Congress and docjohnboy on Flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Robert Fogelson
MIT Course Number
11.014J / 21H.232J
As Taught In
Fall 2011
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This is a seminar course that explores the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban America. Among the features considered are parks, cemeteries, tenements, suburbs, zoos, skyscrapers, department stores, supermarkets, and amusement parks. The course gives students experience in working with primary documentation sources through its selection of readings and class discussions. Students then have the opportunity to apply this experience by researching their own historical questions and writing a term paper.
