Reading Response #6

After viewing the links provided, I became very interested in the history of Hannibal Square, and this doesn't seem too difficult to explore. The archives at Rollins are a great place to start and I plan on taking photos there before the first work in progress critique. Exploring what was there to was is there can make for a very interesting final portfolio. When our class went to the archives, everyone seemed to enjoy seeing how Rollins has changed, seeing buildings that once stood where we go to class today is just incredible. Along with exploring the maps and the buildings, I plan to research more about the newspaper and what was happening during the times before gentrification took over Hannibal Square, before it was even considered a community within Winter Park, but rather a "negro community". Looking back on previous student's work, the portfolio that stood out to me the most was Nicholas Kiesman's. I really liked how he explored the changes happening within the city but also the new life beginning within the city. The photo of the two children playing in the field really stood out to me because at their age, they are so innocent and naive to the event occurring around them. The children growing up in today's ever-changing Hannibal Square are going to have a completely different outlook on the community than their parents, and especially their grandparents.



How does history make an impact on the way we view communities today?

Will this history impact students in the same way, 10 years from now?