To visit the Gothic Quarter is to be inundated with representation from histories upon histories. As I walked, I viewed each door as a portal to a history, whether secret or publicized, momentary or seemingly immortal. Each had its own personality: obliging, stand-offish, sophisticated, haunting, prophetic. As they open, close, lock, and even disappear with time, they have a profound effect on the people traveling through them. They constantly shift the flow of circulation, reflect architectural trends through materials and design, and speak greatly to the transient nature of privacy and publicity. Each has its own place in the larger time continuum and reminds us of the interval of ours.
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