Urban Algorithm -- Weekend Assignment

For this assignment, I chose to go to Haddonfield, NJ. The town essentially prides itself as being historical, preserving many of its elements from years past. There is some sort of "olden times" feeling when walking through Haddonfield and I decided to make it the focus of my project. I narrowed down my area of exploration to Kings Highway, which is one of the main streets in Haddonfield. Several shops and restaurants are strewn about either side of the road, making it an ideal location with several points of interest. It is also literally peppered with several benches along the street, and I decided to utilize this fact. Here were the rules I set upon myself:

1) To start, choose a bench and sit down. Then look for something that represents history, or has an air of history behind it. Take a picture.

2) The picture should be in black and white. The effect adds to the historical feel of the project.

3) Walk towards the image you just captured, and find the nearest possible bench. Repeat step one.

Onto the images:



One of said benches. I thought it was interesting because every bench is dedicated in memory of someone.







This bell tower caught my eye after sitting at the first bench.











I snapped this photo after getting to the second bench, just across the street from the first. The church has apparently stood there since 1818.










I took this photo because you don't really see too many shoe repair shops anymore. Let alone one that bears the name, Quaker.











I guess you could call this a "landmark" of Haddonfield. This dinosaur sculpture is actually sort of famous. And the mere mention of the word dinosaur has a historical connotation.









I ended up past the Haddonfield speedline, and eventually saw this set of stairs. Kind of run-down, falling apart, and old-looking.







I realize that there is a vast degree of randomness and the path taken depends completely on the eye of the participant, but the project lends itself to several permutations.

--Mike L.