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- The worst failures of American urban planning
- Worlds largest “ton” suffix cities
- Iconic ironmaking furnace stacks of stone
- Once roaring iron furnace or iron forge named towns
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Category Archives: Food
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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Sweet and clever ice cream, yogurt, & custard shop names
The list at the end of this post identifies those ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, gelato, and related shops and stands whose name is sweet, catchy, and clever. Those shown in bold beloware my favorites with Brain Freeze, Coneflower, Creamistry, … Continue reading
Posted in branding, business, consumerism, Cuisine, economic development, Food, food systems, food trucks, fun, geography, land use, product design, tourism, Travel
Tagged custard, dessert, food, frozen custard, frozen yogurt, gelato, ice cream, ice cream cones, milkshakes, snacks, snowballs
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Best brewed mobile coffee shop names
Some more fun with coffee shop names, except this time it’s ones that are mobile instead of fixed/stationary. The mobile hops are broken down into three categories – bikes or carts/trucks, cars, or vans/trailers. My personal favorite names are shown … Continue reading
Posted in business, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, shopping, third places, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged coffee, food
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Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
The following is a list of my favorite coffee shop names that have creative, catchy, edgy, and fun names from across the world. Part of the success in any business is a memorable name. That being said, a great name … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, entertainment, fair trade, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Small business, tourism, Travel
Tagged brews, cafes, cappuccino, coffee, coffee shops, espresso, java, joe, latte
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Simple New Year’s resolutions to help our planet
Providing a quick list of simple solutions to help save our planet seems like an appropriate blogpost topic for the New Year, as we can all add some/all of these to our list of resolutions. Please feel free to pass … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, air travel, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, civics, climate change, consumerism, ecosystems, electric vehicles, environment, fair trade, Food, food systems, health, humanity, minimalism, nature, Passenger rail, politics, pollution, product design, recycling, Renewable Energy, Science, shopping, social equity, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged bamboo toothbrushes, climate change, environment, folding straws, overconsumption, plastic, recycle, recycling, sustainability, waste, zero waste
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Chronology & Geography of Civil Rights Lunch Counter Sit-ins
Below is a chronological and geographical list of the start date(s) of known lunch counter sit-ins that took place to protest Jim Crow-style segregated seating and dining accommodations for African-Americans. While segregated lunch counter were most common in the South, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, colleges, culture, downtown, economics, education, Food, geography, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Maps, politics, racism, social equity, Statistics, third places
Tagged desegregation, Jim Crow, lunch counters, NAACP, restaurants, segregation, sit-ins, The Albany Movement, The Arkansas Project, The Augusta Movement, The Birmingham Campaign, The Friendship Nine, The Richmond 34, violence
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Food Truck Names Based on Musicians or Songs
While compiling the list of catchy and clever food truck names, the number of trucks with names that are (or appear to be) at least partially based on musicians and/or songs was noted. So here is a list of those … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, Food, food trucks, fun, geography, marketing, zoning
Tagged dining, eating, food trucks, fun
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Regional Potato Chip Makers of the USA (past and present)
Who doesn’t love potato chips? They are a staple of many lunches, dinners, and snacks. While there are some behemoth potato chip companies such as Frito-Lay and Pringles, fortunately there remain a number of local and regional producers. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Cities, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, fun, geography, marketing, product design, shopping, Trade
Tagged food, fun, potato chips, snack foods, snacks
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Ten Planning Lessons from Detroit’s Eastern Market
Anyone fortunate enough to visit engaging Detroit’s Eastern Market knows exactly what I am talking about in this post. Enjoy the list below! Great third places like Detroit’s Eastern Market can and will survive and thrive through both good and … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, agriculture, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic gardening, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, Food, food systems, fun, geography, health, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, revitalization, shopping, Small business, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged city markets, Detroit Eastern Market, farm markets
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After Hours at Detroit’s Eastern Market
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Cars, Cities, commerce, downtown, entertainment, Food, food systems, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, revitalization, shopping, spatial design, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Detroit Eastern Market
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