A collection of photographs prepared by Professor Joseph Soares, Department of Sociology, Yale University, illustrating aspects of public space, collective memory, urban design, and architecture in Boston, New York, New Haven, London, Paris, and other cities. Since one of the central issues of urban life is the distinction between public space for cultural engagements and private space for consumer activities, there is a related series on the evolution of advertising images.

Public Space
places for democracy, sociability, and collective memory

Urban "Renewal"
Boston's West End and Government Center

Medieval German Towns
the inspiration for garden suburbs

Advertising
you can buy happiness

Shopping Malls
Mall of America

Yale University Department of Sociology ~ Sociology Resources on the Web ~ Ordinary Culture

The Social Life of Cities.
Prepared by Joseph Soares, Department of Sociology
Copyright © 1996, Yale University. All rights reserved.
Web Design: Elizabeth Sommerfield, PC '96
Web Redesign: John Bullock, CC '99, 8/96; Sarah Nitterauer, CC '98, 2/97
Revised: February 7, 1997