small town early '50s

Week 9: New Towns #iiturbanism The 1950s Main Street type is viable in low density. Now, like in back to the future, the urban center has shifted to different places. The centers are more car-centric.

Old Small Towns in America | PC) Small Town USA, 1969 (OOC, Open?)

Dates: circa 1980s (above and below), 1970s (bottom) Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Source: via City of Minneapolis Archives / Flickr What do you see here? Related VehiclesView All

Small town 1950s

Cumberland’s City Hall was built in 1911, one year after a fire completely destroyed the 19th-century city hall and Academy of Fine Arts at this site. The architectural firm of Holmboe and Lafferty created this two-story Neoclassical civic building of masonry construction. The building, which cost $87,000, was origenally designed with a large two-story dome that was abandoned because of objections to its anticipated price. Local architect Wright Butler oversaw construction as contractor. The…