University Heights Individual Post

This was a beautiful area, with a variety of architecture in the houses and apartments.  I was surprised by the amount of trees and well kept lawns.  What surprised me the most however was the variety of house sizes and styles.  While some were small and appeared to be built in the 1960's some were remodeled and did not fit with the brick theme of the other houses.  This suggests that the area attracts the affluent as well as college students.  I did not know so many houses were for rent in that area.  I also didn't know that the area housed familes and elderly folks as well as college students.

There was not much human interaction in the neighborhood.  We only saw one family out on their front lawn, but they were not very friendly to us.  It seems to be an area where everybody keeps to themselves and there is not much neighborly interaction.  The space encouraged human interaction because there were no fences surrounding the front lawn and the houses were close together.  However, each house was very self-contained.

The Image of the City points out that a metropolitan region is "the functional unit of our environment, and it is desirable that this functional unit should be identified and structured by its inhabitants" (112).  This is definitely true for University Heights, because the area is both identified and structured by the U of U students who live in the area. Almost every house had a "U" flag in the window, and the lack of interaction suggests not many families with children live in the area.  The inhabitants structure the area to be comfortable for college students, but welcoming to others as well.