THE HOLYOKE HISTORY WALK Jonathan Haeber Public History, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

I arrived here interested in…

1. The study of the landscape and its patterns

Informed by landscape thinkers and artists like J.B. Jackson, Edward Burtynsky, and Bill Owens

2. Examination of consumption through the lens of the built environment

3. The temporal transitions in space shaped by historical events

Why Holyoke?

Fully planned by the Boston Associates – a pre-built city template

Its paper manufacturing wealth meant it eventually held more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the U.S.

Space was intensely divided by class

The city was also functionally divided

My Master’s Thesis and Mapping

1882 Volunteer Fireman’s Muster 1913 Merchant’s Week Parade

1923, Holyoke’s Fiftieth Anniversary 1941, Anti-Vandalism Parade

Locating and Mapping Advertisers

Advertisers in Grande Fête Jubilaire commemorative book, 1922

Mapping the Streetcar System

Public History, Preservation, and Place

Preservation =

Preserving communities

Protecting the environment

Contributing to social justice

Holyoke History Walk

64 Sanborn fire insurance maps from the early 20th century.

Atop the map layer are markers for approximately 100 buildings, monuments, civic structures, and street views

Community members can take any device (or browse from home) to see the before & after images of the buildings in Holyoke.

Community members can submit their own locations to add to the map.

Translated into Spanish

Field A Public History

The History Walk Project

Field B Modern U.S. History

History Walk

2. Function / Visualization

1. Design / Presentation

3. Data / Schema

The History Walk Project

Field B Modern U.S. History

History Walk

2. Google Maps / jQuery Mobile

1. HTML 5

3. Google Fusion Tables

1. Design / Presentation – Sanborn Map

MSR MapCruncher (goo.gl/SpE89)

Photographs, Lithographs, and Renderings

Durocher Apartment Block

Rigali Candy and Sears Grocers

Bank Building and Steiger’s Department Store

Holy Cross Church

High Street and Cabot Street

2. Function / Visualization

jQuery Mobile (http://jquerymobile.com) Google Maps v3 API (goo.gl/4Zwmk) QR Codes (http://bit.ly) HTML5 Geolocation (goo.gl/Gbnra)

3. Data / Schema

Google Fusion Tables (goo.gl/BB71i)

Thanks!