Niki's Window

In Niki's Window, Jerry Herron argues that the citizens of Detroit are constantly reshaping its past. Herron stated that not too many Greeks resided in the city of Greektown. The question is why is it called Greektown when so many other cultures resided there? Jerry Herron uses the word pastness to refer to the quality of being past. For example, he referred to Trapper's Alley as being pastness. He says that because that specific part of Greektown went through reproduction fittings, which shows shows how they have changed the actuality of Greektown into a marketplace. Herron also used the word nostalgia. Nostalgia means longing or desire for the something past. Once again referring to Trapper's Alley, the text says that it's a place where the past gets interpreted into a carnival. Nostalgia is used in this case to explain the way the visitors long for the past, or possible ways to return home through history sharing. They basically want to learn more about the past. Humiliation is also a word that Herron utilized. It's used to show how some people consider Detroit to be a disgraceful city. I may be wrong, but it also is used to show the false version of the actual place. But why should it be considered humiliation? It's a great place to visit and it's actually good for the city of Detroit, in my opinion.