America By Design: The Street

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1987

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Explores various forms of transportation and the ways in which railroads, canals, highways, and backroads have shaped and connected the continent. Highlights the work of Pierre L'Enfant, James Oglethorpe, and Daniel Burnham as designers who created special transportation that fostered civic pride. Suggests that U.S. history is written in the changing faces of our streets.

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