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Businesses As Cultural Icons: Their Application Towards Understanding Urban Morphology University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations Dissertations and Theses 5-16-2008 Businesses as Cultural Icons: Their Application towards Understanding Urban Morphology Stephanie Lawrence University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td Recommended Citation Lawrence, Stephanie, "Businesses as Cultural Icons: Their Application towards Understanding Urban Morphology" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 684. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/684 This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by ScholarWorks@UNO with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Dissertation in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Dissertation has been accepted for inclusion in University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Businesses as Cultural Icons: Their Application towards Understanding Urban Morphology A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies by Stephanie Lawrence B.S. Texas A&M University, 1998 M.A. University of New Orleans, 2001 May, 2008 Copyright 2008, Stephanie Lawrence ii Table of Contents List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... iv Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 Labeled as a Local Cultural Icon................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Community through Tönnies’ Eyes............................................................................... 6 The Role of Culture ............................................................................................................ 6 Community ....................................................................................................................... 11 Collective Memories and Icons........................................................................................ 14 Symbolic Interactions....................................................................................................... 16 Dissecting a Continuum ................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 3 Research Method and Data Sources............................................................................ 23 Dimensions to Measure Icons .......................................................................................... 26 Data Set............................................................................................................................ 31 Newspaper and Other Data Sources................................................................................ 40 K & B Archives................................................................................................................. 43 Chapter 4 Deconstructing the Icon of K & B Drugs.................................................................... 45 Exchanges aren't Necessarily Equal................................................................................ 49 Preliminary Research Findings ....................................................................................... 51 Re-constructing an Icon ................................................................................................... 74 Second Stage of Findings................................................................................................. 82 The IRE of it all................................................................................................................ 87 Significant Relationships.................................................................................................. 92 Shortcomings and Recommendations .............................................................................. 98 Chapter 5 Findings and Conclusion: How to Identify Iconic Enterprises ................................. 104 References.................................................................................................................................. 113 Appendices................................................................................................................................. 126 Appendix A (K & B Drugs)........................................................................................... 127 Appendix B (McKenzie's Bakery) ................................................................................. 129 Appendix C (Whole Foods Grocery) ............................................................................. 130 Appendix D (Dorignac's Grocery) ................................................................................. 132 Appendix E (Klein's Grocery)........................................................................................ 133 Appendix F (Brocato's Confectionery) .......................................................................... 134 Appendix G (Café du Monde)........................................................................................ 136 Appendix H (Morning Call Coffee)............................................................................... 137 Appendix I (Bad Ass Coffee Shop) ............................................................................... 138 Appendix J (Wal-Mart Stores)....................................................................................... 139 Appendix K (Conn's Appliances)................................................................................... 140 Appendix L (References for Data Set, Figure 6) ........................................................... 141 Appendix M (Scatterplot Insights)................................................................................. 149 Vita............................................................................................................................................. 152 iii List of Figures Figure 1: Individual(s) and their Communities............................................................................ 12 Figure 2: Something-Nothing Continuum with Its Five Dimensions .......................................... 18 Figure 3: Type of Change and Unit of Analysis .......................................................................... 20 Figure 4: Unified Field Dimensions............................................................................................. 21 Figure 5: Scaling Template .......................................................................................................... 24 Figure 6: Characteristics of Cases in Data Set............................................................................. 38 Figure 7: Equal and Unequal Exchanges/ Transactions............................................................... 50 Figure 8: Entity Grouping of Data Set ......................................................................................... 54 Figure 9: Place Continuum Listing Data Set................................................................................ 60 Figure 10: Time Continuum Listing Data Set.............................................................................. 62 Figure 11: Transaction Continuum Listing Data Set ................................................................... 65 Figure 12: Business Consistency Continuums............................................................................. 69 Figure 13: Data Set with Dimensions .......................................................................................... 73 Figure 14: Coding Table .............................................................................................................. 76 Figure 15: Comparison of Index Scores....................................................................................... 83 Figure 16: Correlation Values for Model Variables .................................................................... 88 Figure 17: Component Loading ................................................................................................... 89 Figure 18: Coefficients for Year business opened and Weighted-Place Regression Model........ 93 Figure 19: Coefficients for Year business opened and Theme-ing Regression Model................ 95 Figure 20: K & B Logo .............................................................................................................. 127 Figure 21: Photograph of McKenzie's Bakery Store.................................................................. 129 Figure 22: Whole Foods Advertisement .................................................................................... 130 Figure 23: Dorignac's Advertisement......................................................................................... 132 Figure 24: Klein's Supermarket Advertisement ......................................................................... 133 Figure 25: Brocato's Confectionery Advertisement..................................................................
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