A peak of development in the city region!
The above photos are hilltop views of the city of San Fernando, the bottom a picture taken at Chaguaramas portraying the development in the background view.
“There are fashions in building. Behind the fashions lie economic and technological reasons, and these fashions exclude all but a few genuinely different possibilities in city dwelling construction at any one time.” Jane Jacobs,
The Death and Life of Great American Cities. This is the case in the San Fernando region, there are alot of new buildings being constructed all in the aim of providing economic and technological influences on the city. As in the case of Chaguramas the area is prone to tourism and is continuously being developed so as to better establish its purpose. I believe that we are who we are and the actions that we do everyday influence the way the city may be portrayed at a later date.
The aim of economic and technological influences sometimes leave out the cultural and aspect of building development. Squre or functional building are not attractive to tourist but buildings with an identity, culture of itself are attractive.
ReplyDeleteNice photos.
ReplyDeleteI would like to hear more of your thoughts on this. Readers might want to know more about these locations. Links? Chat ain't really "tong", though, eh? -- same goes for previous post.