ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the ways in which past mobilities are made welcome in the constitution of present places. It explores a particular place, Maxwell Street in Chicago, which has historically been the site of considerable migration both from abroad and internally. The chapter describes the arguments made for and against these applications in the light of theorizations of place as both a material structure and a palimpsest of mobile migrant practices. It examines the possibility of being hospitable to non-human objects. The chapter proceeds as follows: introduces Maxwell Street and its market. Following this it reflects on the interactions between place and mobility both theoretically and in the context of Maxwell Street. The chapter focuses on contemporary attempts to preserve something of the milieu of the market in the face of redevelopment and gentrification. It considers how some objects are valued while others are not and consider the theme of hospitality in relation to objects and the past.
