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- Place Name Hall of Fame: Distinctly recognizable town/small and mid-sized city names
- Twelve planning lessons from Taos and the Taos Pueblo
- Solar energy production in the USA on former surface mines
- Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
- Albuquerque – A city at the convergence of unparalleled geophysical landforms
- Strict planning & zoning destroys eclectic, offbeat, and funky
- Madrid, NM – Coal mining ghost town to eclectic art colony
- The many moods of the Sandia Mountains in a single day
- The “unity of drought” must supersede myths and self interest
- Gnarly Native American art on skateboard decks
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Tag Archives: history
A small Oregon town with a huge top-notch rodeo
Like me, you may have never heard of St. Paul, Oregon. It is small town of approximately 475 residents located north of the state capital of Salem in Marion County. But to rodeo fans and competitors worldwide, it is home … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, cities, civics, culture, economic development, entertainment, fun, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, recreation, sports, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged cities, fun, history, rodeo, rodeos, sports, travel, western
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Creating LA’s starlit aura – “The Mirage Factory”
What an outstanding book! Perhaps, my favorite the best city biography ever read. Author Gary Krist simply nails it with The Mirage Factory. It’s entertaining, enthralling, infuriating, and thoroughly engaging to read. You will definitely learn some amazing and eye-opening … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, branding, business, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, demographics, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, film, fun, geography, Geology, government, highways, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, industry, infrastructure, injustice, land use, marketing, movies, music, nature, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, racism, reading, Religion, rivers/watersheds, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, technology, theaters, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, Women, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, California, Gary Krist, history, LA, Los Angeles, silent films, The Mirage Factory, urban biographies, water
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Detailed volcanic maps of New Mexico
The maps shown below are from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History website and includes cool links to the volcanic geology of this amazing state. The subsequent maps and data about the volcanic field pop up when you click … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, environment, geography, Geology, history, Maps, Native Americans, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, Science, Statistics, topography, volcanoes
Tagged environment, geography, geology, history, natural history, New Mexico, planning, topography, volcanoes
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These places NEED to become one National Park!
Of all of America’s national parks, three (3) tend to stand out as pre-eminent showcases of outstanding natural beauty. Those are Yellowstone, Zion, and Yosemite. However, there is a fourth location that currently consists of a national monument, a national … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, archaeology, climate, culture, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, Native Americans, nature, peace, pictures, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, waterfalls
Tagged archaeology, Bandelier, culture, environment, geography, history, Jemez, National Parks, Native Americans, nature, New Mexico, travel, Valles Caldera
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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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When American airports were (or are) gorgeous
The following images show some of America’s most beautiful vintage airport terminal buildings, as well as a a few that are still operational. Fortunately, many of these historic structures have been preserved and/or adapted to new uses. Enjoy! _________ If … Continue reading
Posted in air travel, airport planning, airports, archaeology, architecture, art, aviation, cities, civics, commerce, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, revitalization, spatial design, tourism, transportation, Transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged airports, aviation, cities, history, land use, planning, transportation, travel
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Cities joining, nearing, or falling from the 100,000 resident club
The following three lists identify those cities in the United States that reached a population of 100,000; are growing and nearing 100,000 residents; and who have fallen below 100,000 residents based on the 2020 Census. Five (5) cities that were … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, cities, civics, commerce, demographics, density, diversity, downtown, economic development, geography, health, history, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, urban design, urban planning
Tagged census, cities, demographics, geography, growth, history, land use, planning, population, redevelopment, revitalization, zoning
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The racist rot that has corroded St. Louis and America
“The imperium of St. Louis (and thus of the United States) is continually framed by the history of genocide, removal, and the expropriation and control of land — all justified in the name of white supremacy.” Page 6 The recently … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, Civil Rights, commerce, culture, demographics, diversity, economic development, feminism, geography, government, health, Highway displacement, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, literature, Native Americans, planning, politics, poverty, racism, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, Sexism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, urban design, urban planning, Women, writing
Tagged gender bias, hate, history, Missouri, plunder, racism, sexism, St. Louis, Walter Johnson, war, white supremacy
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Ethnic/Cultural heritage-themed towns in the USA
The table below identifies those actual cities and towns across the United States that have an ethnic or cultural theme for promoting tourism, branding, and/or celebrating local pride, based on their unique local heritage. In many cases the theme is … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, branding, cities, civics, culture, economic development, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, immigration, infrastructure, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, revitalization, third places, toponymy, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged culture, ethnicity, heritage, heritage themed towns, history, thematic towns, tourist towns
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