Aspects of a Dynamic Neighborhood: Shorewood v Bayview

Abstract

My neighborhood research paper was written about the many differences between the Shorewood and Bay View neighborhoods in the city of Milwaukee. In this research paper I discussed and provided facts about the differences in the makeups of both neighborhoods and the people who live in them. The bulk of the information I gathered for this project was of my own experiences and I also gathered census tract data from the U.S. Census Bureau as well as school district data. In detail I wrote about the education, incomes, rents, housing cost and other social activities in these neighborhoods. Comparison of these elements of the neighborhoods gives the reader a better sense of understanding the small differences. In the broad sense, these two neighborhoods are very similar in many ways, although the small differences I described show just how different the two really are. Without understanding and experiencing these differences one could confuse one neighborhood for the other with just a glance. Not only did my paper describe the cold hard facts and statistics of both neighborhoods showing their differences, but I also gave detailed reports on how more social, cultural, and behavioral aspects of these neighborhoods differ from each other.