My OperaThe 1940 Census and Block Number 28 (Blagden Alley) Part Last
Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:21:35 PM
The editor just got back from his most recent Carpal Tunnel Tune-Up.
What is not included in the lines is certain information, such as income level or education level. Maybe the editor will add that someday.
One small thing he noticed was the "14 1215 Tenth Street, NW, Rabinowitz Herman Head M 40 M W Russia Sameplace Musician National Symphony". The editor tried google and its variants (OK, the editor started with them. He's gotten away from google of late.) but couldn't find a reference for Herman.
Keying in the various elements leads to a certain intuition, or a least a feeling of intuition, of the population. What struck the editor was that Block 28's population was not exciting. Lots of marriages and lots of kids. Everyone seemed to have a job. The editor grew up in Colorado Springs, so there was not much ethnic variance. Block 28 was almost half black, half white, often in the same building. Interesting.
The editor did do a quick count of marriages (counting widowed as married) and divorces. In black and white it is: 1 black divorce, 10 white, 122 black marriages, 199 white. That's stability.
Another thing to notice is that there is no reference to "Blagden Alley" on Block 28. There are "Blagden Court" references on the block to the east, now splatted by the Convention Center.
He may try another block and see if it looks like 28.
What is not included in the lines is certain information, such as income level or education level. Maybe the editor will add that someday.
One small thing he noticed was the "14 1215 Tenth Street, NW, Rabinowitz Herman Head M 40 M W Russia Sameplace Musician National Symphony". The editor tried google and its variants (OK, the editor started with them. He's gotten away from google of late.) but couldn't find a reference for Herman.
Keying in the various elements leads to a certain intuition, or a least a feeling of intuition, of the population. What struck the editor was that Block 28's population was not exciting. Lots of marriages and lots of kids. Everyone seemed to have a job. The editor grew up in Colorado Springs, so there was not much ethnic variance. Block 28 was almost half black, half white, often in the same building. Interesting.
The editor did do a quick count of marriages (counting widowed as married) and divorces. In black and white it is: 1 black divorce, 10 white, 122 black marriages, 199 white. That's stability.
Another thing to notice is that there is no reference to "Blagden Alley" on Block 28. There are "Blagden Court" references on the block to the east, now splatted by the Convention Center.
He may try another block and see if it looks like 28.
Unregistered user # Sunday, July 8, 2012 4:50:56 PM