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Category Archives: Food
Regional and semi-national fast food burger chains
Most of us are familiar with the national fast food burger chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Five Guys, Sonic, and Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. But, there are many local, regional, and semi-national burger chains that dot the map and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, food systems, fun, geography, history, land use, product design, shopping, Statistics, third places, tourism, traffic
Tagged burger joints, burgers, dining, drive-ins, fast food, restaurants
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“Ice Ice, Baby” Planning for freestanding ice kiosks/houses
Traditionally, ice has been sold at stores via large ice chests or boxes situated just inside retail stores or along the front sidewalk near the building entrance/exit. These units were often rented from, maintained, and serviced by ice manufacturers such … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, branding, business, commerce, Cuisine, economic development, entrepreneurship, Food, industry, infrastructure, land use, marketing, pictures, planning, product design, Statistics, technology, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, zoning
Tagged business, Fotomat, freestanding, Ice, ice house, ice kiosk, ice making, land use, retail, water
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Viva historic preservation in the “True Las Vegas”
We recently spent part of a day wandering about downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico and came away very impressed by the preserved historical and cultural assets of this High Plains city. Unlike the overwhelming glitter and gaudiness found in Nevada, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, libraries, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, shopping, Small business, spatial design, Statistics, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged adaptive reuse, culture, High Plains, historic preservation, history, Las Vegas, New Mexico, New Mexico True, Old Town Plaza, Old West, Viva Las Vegas!
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Albuquerque’s two distinctive ranchito suburbs
All of us are familiar with the enormous ranches and farming operations that are most often found flung across the Midwestern and Western United States. We are also familiar with the smaller scale ranchettes and farmettes that tend to dot … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, agriculture, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, environment, Food, food systems, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, Native Americans, nature, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, trails, Travel, urban planning, walking, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged agriculture, Albuquerque, Corrales, corrals, farmettes, Farmland Preservation, farms, Los Ranchos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, orchards, ranchettes, ranchitos, Rio Rancho, stables, villages, vineyards
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Salt of the Earth: Striking beauty of desert salt flats (or pans)
If you haven’t had the opportunity to see a salt flat (or pan), they are one of the most strikingly beautiful natural features on the planet. The remoteness, the otherworldly feel, the arid environment, and the rugged visual contrasts are … Continue reading
Posted in aviation, climate change, deserts, ecosystems, electric vehicles, energy, environment, EVs and hybrids, Food, geography, Geology, historic preservation, industry, land use, Mining, natural and organic foods, nature, planning, pollution, recreation, Renewable Energy, rivers/watersheds, Science, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Travel, visual pollution, weather
Tagged arid, climate, deserts, dry lakes, nature, playa, salar, salt, salt flats, salt pans, solar
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Geography of Chewy.com’s fulfillment centers
The table included in this post lists the current and future fulfillment centers developed by Chewy.com, an e-commerce pet products company. As is clearly evident, there has been a rapid expansion of fulfillment centers since 2014. Pennsylvania has seen the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, branding, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, Food, geography, health, Health care, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, marketing, Pets, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, technology, Trade, transportation, trucking, urban planning
Tagged Chewy, Chewy.com, distribution, ecommerce, fulfillment, fulfillment centers, logistics, pets, shopping
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Favorite scenic byways and roadways traveled
Below, listed in alphabetical order, are my favorite scenic byways and highways that I’ve traveled from across the United States. Those shown in bold would be at the top of my list. No freeways, toll roads, or interstate highways allowed … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, art, Biking, Cars, culture, deserts, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, Food, fun, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, Wildlife
Tagged environment, history, nature, roads, scenic byways, tourism, travel
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Ten planning lessons from OKC – America’s newest great city!
The changes/improvements that have taken place in Oklahoma City in the past 16 years (since I last visited) are remarkable and immensely impressive. Here are ten planning lessons from the exciting and entertaining capital of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City has coalesced … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, brewpubs, bridges, business, Cars, charities, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, entertainment, environment, family, fitness, Food, food systems, food trucks, fun, gentrification, geography, government, health, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, marketing, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, shopping, skylines, skyscrapers, social equity, spatial design, sports, sprawl, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, water trails, zoning
Tagged canoeing, cities, inclusiveness, kayaking, miniature golf, OKC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Olympic trails, olympic training, planning, Scissortailed Flycatcher, Skydance, surfing
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Urban & regional pizza styles of North America
Buffalo Style (1927) – “Typically a cup-and-char pepperoni pizza, one with a slim, sometimes non-existent crust coastline with ingredients out to and sometimes even over the edges, [and] a thick, airy undercarriage with little to no structural integrity that’s topped … Continue reading
Posted in branding, business, cities, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, diversity, entrepreneurship, Food, fun, geography, history, product design, shopping, Statistics, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged Apizza, cities, food, geography, pizza, pizza pie, pizza styles, pizza varieties, regions, tomato pies
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Don’t erase industrial heritage, embrace it!
In many post-industrial American cities, the legacy of their manufacturing might is too often gradually rusting away or being erased from memory in the hopes that new developments will somehow rekindle a once proud past. As a result, significant aspects … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, rail, Railroads, recreation, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban design, walking
Tagged adaptive reuse, Bethlehem, Birmingham, cities, Gas Works Park, indiustry, industrial archaeology, Marquette, Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis, Ore Dock Boteco Center, Scranton, Seattle, Slodd Furnaces, Steamtown, Steel Stacks
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