University Circle Inc. touts itself as "a world-class center of innovation in health care, education, and
arts & culture. It’s the fastest growing community in the Cleveland
region and becoming one of the world’s premier urban districts. We
invite you to experience University Circle through our interactive
website. Here you will find everything you need to know about this
special place and its long-serving development, service, and advocacy
organization, University Circle Inc."

That description is, I think, mostly correct. This semester the US Urban History course and Professor Souther’s History of Tourism course will examine the history of UCI as a lens for understand ideas about place, the history of American cities, and the history of urban tourism and revitalization.

The UCI website is a great place for starting your journey of understanding; likewise the course website for HIS 304 is now coming online and the course syllabus is available in pdf format.

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