To anyone growing up in any large city, the immediate neighborhood becomes the world. The street on which one lives provides a kid with local identif… - Will Eisner

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To anyone growing up in any large city, the immediate neighborhood becomes the world. The street on which one lives provides a kid with local identification somewhat similar to being branded by national origin. Streets have a status. They grow, get old and change in character. In large coastal cities, immigration has an effect on the profile of a street altering it as each new group enters, stays a while, assimilates and then moves away. Streets seem to have a discernible life. Some start out ostentatiously and gradually descend into slums while others begin as poor the disreputable neighborhoods and rise to ostentation through what city planners call gentrification.

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About Will Eisner

William Erwin "Will" Eisner; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American , writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the industry, and his series (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "" with the publication of his book . He was an early contributor to formal with his book (1985). The was named in his honor, and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

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Pen Names: Willis Rensie Mr. Heck W. Morgan Thomas Erwin Willis Ford Davies
Alternative Names: William Erwin Eisner Willis B. Rensie Erwin Williams Wm. Erwin

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