Vanishing Third Place

Home is the first place. Work is the second. But where do we go to just "e;be"e;? Sociologist David Oldman explores the extinction of "e;The Third Place"e;-parks, libraries, pubs, and cafes where community happens-in his book of the same name. Oldman argues that the privatization of public space and the rise of "e;loitering is forbidden"e; architecture has destroyed social cohesion. He critiques...