Boundaries

In class, Mike Davis’ “Planet of the Slums” was being discussed and he writes about boundaries that are not said straight out but sort of put into place to keep certain individuals out. He said that there are several laws or rules that put into place to keep those individuals that do not belong out. That makes me think of something that happened that makes a lot of sense now. For instance, Newark Beth Israel Medical and Saint Barnabas hospital in Newark, New Jersey was remodeled when it merged with Saint Barnabas. At first it was one large building. The renovation cause it expands into several areas in the area around the major building. Those separate building were even had different addresses. However, there major building has these bridges that connect one building to another. I thought that was a cool idea because if a person has to go to the other building for some reason they would not have to walk down the stairs and cross the street. The parking lot is even connected to one of the buildings. I was then told that the bridges were put into place so that the employees did not have to come in contact with the local residents. It makes a lot of sense because the majority of the people that work there are doctors and Newark is not a neighborhood that your local doctor would reside in. This brings about the topic about obstacles that are put into place to separate the classes. Even when walking through the hallways of the hospital, there individuals that are looking at you as if you do not belong and some even ask you if you need assistance if you are walking too slowly.