Final Blog!

In this blog we will take a look at some pictures from the Hull-house and draw some conclusions about the residents and how they lived inside the house.  The first visual is a time-lapse of the Hull-house through the years of additions.  Between 1889 and 1963, there are huge changes made to the house.  We can see that the Hull-house becomes very popular among immigrants and those in poverty because Jane Adams has to continually make additions to her house in order to accommodate the increase of residents over the years.  By the end of renovations, there is a gymnasium, coffeehouse, apartments,  men's, women's, and boy's clubs, a nursery, and various courtyards and patios. This clues us to infer that the people who lived here enjoyed each others company and were active socially and physically.  Adams has created a very inviting and socially stimulating place for the lower class.

I next to a glance at the article about the cultures and neighborhoods surrounding the Hull-house.  The article does remark about the Italians and Greeks living near the house but I was more interested in the section about the inhabitants of the Hull-house.  This article said that there are people from every background and orientation imaginable who come to Hull-house.  There are christians, muslims, rich, poor, humanitarians, and so on.  The concluding sentence is "You can hardly leave Hull-house without thinking that beyond all bias and all parties and all races, the might of the perfect truth about human existence remains."  According to this article, the Hull-house proves that humans can exist amongst each other peacefully no matter their faith, beliefs, or income.  

After looking at the final three images on the moodle site, it is clear to see why Jane Adams thought public space and hygiene were so important.  The density and unclean areas around the Hull-house were terrible.  The alley picture of the children really strikes me.  The area looked so run down and dirty.  The caption also noted that disease was very common among children because of these dirty play areas.  Adams definitely increased the living conditions of the Hull-house residents to a level unimaginable in that time period.  She accomplished something spectacular for those of misfortune.