No matter how a city develops, downtown and suburban areas always have various differences. In downtown areas, different multinational companies, government sectors and high-end entertainment venues are established. In the suburban areas, big-box retailers, residential districts of flow-in population, cheap grocery stores, and abandoned buildings are scattered and reflect the diversity that is allowed with urban sprawl.
In the twin-cities area, there is a light rail which connects these different places together. The green line, which was also called central corridor, builds a close bond between the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and surrounding residential districts.
In my photographs about the Green Line, we can not only see the change of landscape from one city to another, but also we recognize the change of people’s living environment and life style from city to city. In downtown areas, we can see the large commercial buildings, bustling crowd, dignified churches and colorful frescoes. However, in the suburban areas, we see more of the low-rise buildings, rambling cheap stores and fast food restaurants, people who have nothing to do and the traffic traveling between the two cities. The contrast makes us feel confused about the development of the city. Even after the exodus of urban life in middle-class at the end of the 20th century, the suburban areas were still dominated by low-income and immigrant populations. At the same time, they make efforts to improve their lives, the government also has a responsibility to give them certain assistance. After all, what we want to see is a city which is full of vitality everywhere.
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