Introduction What is actually known about the factors which may determine a person’s identity? Such issues like family, a native country, a beloved city, a neighborhood, and personal home are considered to be integral parts of any person’s life, and if it happens that a person is deprived of some of these things, the life looses its sense and makes people reevaluate everything and understand how crucial the sense of place could be. “We just need some help and support” ( When the Levees Broke ). This is a phrase of a little boy who lost everything in several minutes when Hurricane Katrina destroyed a lot of houses and ruined millions of lives. Such events like the hurricanes made people realize that there is no other better place then native home. However, there are also many other situations when a person starts appreciating his/her native land and suffers from inability to be at the beloved place. The works by Rem Koolhaas, Richard Rodriguez, and Spike Lee are the sources which help to understand better an idea of “sense of place” and realize how significant homes could be. Life is a complicated issue to deal with, and not every person is able and ready to cope with challenges set. In fact, there are many definitions of sense of place, and each person is free to choose the meaning that is closer and more appropriate to a particular situation. Rodriguez, Koolhaas, and Lee made excellent attempts to contribute the sphere of art in their own ways, and the idea of sense of place was one of the most crucial in their works and influenced considerably the development of the events. In this paper, several steps are taken to define the values of three works: the identification of the sense of place is obligatory first, and then Lee’s When the Levees Broke , Koolhaas’ Delirious New York , and Rodriguez’s Hunger of Memory will be evaluated separately to define the peculiarities of the meaning “sense of place”. Rodriguez, Lee, and Koolhaas are the cultural producers somehow affected by their own places, this is why their works are considered to be powerful sources to define a true meaning of the sense of place and understand the beauty of three different American place like New Orleans, Los Angeles, and New York with their past, present, and future that is hard to predict but interesting to consider. Main Body “ Sense of place” and its variety of meanings . A sense of place is one of the most significant fundamental aspects of human experience. In fact, it is hard to be confident that any person understands his/her sense of place, however, it is still observed that those people who live in separate regions or neighborhoods understand better the sense of place and appreciate all those ideas and aspects which are connected with native land, traditions, and habits inherent to their lives. It is known that “every place has a ‘sense of place’… lay-people often grieve for the lost of identity of places with which they are familiar after changes have been made (Lang 370-371). So, it is clear that the sense of place is properly defined in case some change or challenge happens and influences the life of a person in some way. Of course, it is hard to appreciate the worth of what a person has and faces