More than 200 hundred ago Paterson NJ had become the first industrialized city in the United States. People from all around the world had come to the city in search for better lives. Known for its Great Falls and Silk Mills, Paterson had become known as the "Walking City" where people lived, worked and shopped all in the center of the city. Not unlike the models that we've learned about in class, Paterson's skilled workers or whites had begun to move out of the city, leaving room for more and more blacks and latino's to move in. Professor talked about the decentralization of the city. This is the idea that businesses no longer are needed in the city, with that being said, those who can afford it, move out as well. This is what happened to Paterson; deskilled workers were left behind and the down fall of the city was soon to follow. The money that was needed to keep the city beautiful and the people tame was not being made. Therefore; motivations and intentions of the city dwellers began to change. Referring to as late as today, people have navigated to participating in illegal activities in order to attain money. No real businesses or community activities have really been incorporated into the city to improve the circumstances so the people mix and mingle the best way that they can.
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