This thesis investigates the value of beneficial context on a neighborhood in blight and how to transform a neighborhood that has faced decline into a place that harbors community and can be a place of pride for a city. Innovative approaches are taken to achieve this result, some changing the typology of the land use to benefit the community in an aesthetic, as well as an economic way. This thesis is intended to be viewed in an interactive format. This format can be experienced at the website www.joshuamckinney.com