A History of Development and Disruption: Hella Town

This week on Making Contact, we bring you a story of urban planning and how race has shaped American cities.  In a new book, Hella Town: Oakland's History of Development and Disruption,  Author Mitchell Schwarzer explores the origins and the lasting impacts of transportation improvements, systemic racism, and regional competition on Oakland's built environment. Schwarzer, an architectural and urban historian, pulls from his experience as a city planner, and educator to tell the story of a city divided. 

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Featuring: Mitchell Schwarzer is Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Visual Culture at California College of the Arts. He has written books on architectural theory, visual perception, and the buildings of the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Making Contact:

• Host:  Anita Johnson
• Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
• Executive Director: Jina Chung
• Interim Senior Producer: Jessica Partnow
• Engineer: Jeff Emtman

Music:

• Blue Dot Sessions "Bedroll"
• Blue Dot Sessions "Messy Inkwell"
• Andy G. Cohen "Our Young Guts"

Learn More:

• Hella Town: Oakland's History of Development and Disruption - https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520391536/hella-town
• Most Segregated Cities - https://belonging.berkeley.edu/most-least-segregated-cities
• Making Contact - https://www.radioproject.org/