New Richmond, Ohio; A Quintessential Character Town
CHARACTER. New Richmond is an interesting, pleasant and prosperous place. HISTORY. Founded on the banks of the Ohio River in […]
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“The Company Town, The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills that Shaped the American Economy” by Hardy Green
This is a big book. Story after story of exploitive towns, utopian towns, satellite industrial towns, and towns dominated, but
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The Mind Boggling History of City Recycling
Ever wondered about the history of city recycling? As someone who oversees your local community recycling programs, it’s good to
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Lawrence Halprin, 1916 – 2009
Cities is one of those books from the 1960s when idealism in city planning was blooming, design was a valuable commodity,
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“The Art of the Long View, Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World” by Peter Schwartz
Peter Schwartz has written a book that benefits every futurist. The subtitle, “Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World” describes the
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Tenement Museum
Museums are our windows into lives beyond ourselves. Museums give us a glimpse of people, places and events beyond our
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Nothing captures a small town’s character, soul and past like its museum
CharacterTowns.org has long said that local history museums are one of the central assets of every small city and town.
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PROFILE: Harland Bartholomew
Harland Bartholomew is a well-known name in the planning profession. Until researching his history for this edition of CT.org did
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Columbus GA, A Quintessential Character Town.
HISTORY. Columbus is a city in western Georgia some 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Founded in 1828 by an act