Rachel Scarpato '08

Easton's Past

Due to the small class sizes and because the professors genuinely care about their academic success, students are able to get to know their professors and become involved in research project like this. I had a great deal of independence, which allowed me to explore all different facets of Easton’s urban renewal program. It was so interesting to look at how the planning and development actions of a city can have such personal, lasting effects on its residents. I was fascinated by the mentality of the city in the 1960s – there was a great emphasis on modernity, and it seemed that the city and its officials had utterly utopian visions of a renewed Easton.