Most American cities, large and small, have experienced such a revitalization of their downtowns since the year 1990 that they’re basically unrecognizable. Districts formerly presented one carless corridor after another, with panoplies of edifices groaning from varying levels of neglect and decay. Most of them today have considerably more going on than they did 35
Over the years I have unintentionally amassed photos of quite a few of the states’ capitol buildings, including some of the more obscure, lightly populated ones in remote locations. Yes, I’ve been to Pierre, South Dakota; I’ve stood in front of the state house in Concord, New Hampshire (the humblest of buildings from my recollection).
Looking down on the University of Montana campus from midway up Mount Sentinel, it’s easy to let the enormity of the view dwarf the growing city of Missoula below. With the lumber industry having receded over thirty years ago, Montana’s second largest city owes most of its identity to the flagship university. It’s a quintessential
Despite some glum predictions on the long-term economic health of college towns, most of the ones that harbor flagship universities still look pretty vibrant, at least if Bozeman, home of Montana State University (largest university in the state), is any example. As recently as 1970, Bozeman was a fairly obscure town that hosted the state’s
Among the numerous keywords I deploy here, I use “rural” far less than I initially expected when I developed this blog sixteen years ago. Sure, rural America has comprised an element of more than 45 articles over the years: not bad, but nowhere near as much as I planned. After all, the American Dirt banner
Most American cities, large and small, have experienced such a revitalization of their downtowns since the year 1990 that they’re basically unrecognizable. Districts formerly presented one carless corridor after another, with panoplies of
Over the years I have unintentionally amassed photos of quite a few of the states’ capitol buildings, including some of the more obscure, lightly populated ones in remote locations. Yes, I’ve been to
Looking down on the University of Montana campus from midway up Mount Sentinel, it’s easy to let the enormity of the view dwarf the growing city of Missoula below. With the lumber industry
Despite some glum predictions on the long-term economic health of college towns, most of the ones that harbor flagship universities still look pretty vibrant, at least if Bozeman, home of Montana State University
Among the numerous keywords I deploy here, I use “rural” far less than I initially expected when I developed this blog sixteen years ago. Sure, rural America has comprised an element of more