Sep. 22nd, 2004

Car Wars

Sep. 22nd, 2004 02:13 pm
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I went to a talk yesterday by Martin Melosi on the historical impact of the automobile on American cities. Melosi is an urban and environmental historian who’s written several big books on urban transportation, communication, and sanitation networks. His talk was heavy on facts and anecdotes and light on conclusions, so my notes on it will be too. But it was interesting.

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Cross-posted from Old is the New New. Comments welcome.

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