Comments | windsea: R.I.P. Jane Jacobs, 1916

windsea

R.I.P. Jane Jacobs, 1916 - 2006

Apr 25, 2006 17:44

An old friend of mine writes at Treehugger, http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/jane_jacobs_dea.phpRead more... )

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going_not_gone April 25 2006, 21:30:16 UTC

I saw the obit, and I've read about her, but I didn't realize you'd known her personally. She was a remarkable woman.

morgan_dhu April 25 2006, 21:33:27 UTC

Damn. We're losing the great ones.

I have her last book, Dark Age Ahead, sitting in my "to be read" pile. I envy you for having known her personally.

anonymous April 26 2006, 00:37:19 UTC

I heard a lovely story about her on NPR tonight. They played a clip of her speaking and she sounded just so great. I'm glad you got to know her.

vito_excalibur April 26 2006, 02:08:14 UTC

Ah jeez.

You know, I picked up Death and Life completely at random, in a used book store, just because it was cheap & looked interesting. It was the first time I became aware of the way our physical surroundings get organized & how that affects our lives. Given that I may well be going into architecture, this book literally changed my life.