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Highway Federalism | |
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1881 advertisement for a Pope bicycle | |
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Downtown street at turn of the century, showing widespread bicycle use | |
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Preaching the gospel of Good Roads, 1893 | |
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The challenges of early cross-country travel by automobile | |
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National Highway Users Conference, 1941 | |
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Highway engineers' rendering of highway bypasses and urban extensions | |
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Federal Appropriations for Highway Aid, 1916-1953 | |
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Federal Appropriations for Highway Aid, 1954-1969 | |
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Denver Meets the Automobile | |
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Mayor Robert W. Speer, 1904 | |
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Cherry Creek, before and after renovation | |
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Denver Tramway strikers, 1920 | |
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Denver Tramway strike destroyed trolley, 1920 | |
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Sixteenth Street before paving, ca. 1888 | |
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Sixteenth Street looking north, with trolleys, horse-drawn traffic, and early automobiles | |
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Congestion on Sixteenth Street, ca. 1936 | |
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Busy pedestrian traffic on Sixteenth Street, ca. 1938 | |
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The Welcome Arch | |
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The Decentralization of Post-World War II Denver | |
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Ben Stapleton and Quig Newton | |
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Denver Planning Office Cartoons, 1952 | |
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Denver-Boulder Turnpike, tollbooth removal | |
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Map of Denver metro area | |
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Denver Population, 1900-1990 | |
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Stapleton Airport, before the boom | |
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Aurora, ca. 1950 | |
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Stapleton Airport and Aurora, with downtown Denver in distance | |
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Aerial view of Stapleton | |
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Denver International Airport | |
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Cinderella City, Englewood, 1968 | |
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Urban renewal demolishes the Cooper Building, 1970 | |
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Sixteenth Street after urban renewal, 1979 | |
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Automobiles and A Small Town | |
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Bridge over Otter Creek, Middlebury, ca. 1860 | |
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Middlebury Population, 1850-2000 | |
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Joseph Battell | |
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Marble hitching posts on town green, reserved for horses | |
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Map of major roads converging in Middlebury | |
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Main Street, Middlebury, ca. 1935 | |
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Bridges, Bypasses, and Boulevards | |
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Map of Vermont, indicating interstate and arterial highways | |
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Bridge and bypass proposal, 1956 | |
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Map of four different bypass proposals | |
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Court Street, before widening | |
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Court Street, after widening, with traffic | |
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Traffic along Main Street, 2002 | |
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Traffic backup waiting to enter Middlebury from west, 2002 | |
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Autocity: Smyrna, Tennessee | |
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Map of Nashville area, including Smyrna and major highways | |
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Map of Smyrna, including airport, Nissan factory, major roads | |
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Smyrna population, 1880-2000 | |
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Smyrna chronology, 1851-1999 | |