editor Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Urban vs suburban vs exurban is always a popular topic here on HAIF. That's why this article caught my eye: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443493304578038920747409686.html?KEYWORDS=jim+carltonJohnson County, Kansas wants to spend $34 million on a life-size museum of Suburbia, complete with bowling alley and pink lawn flamingos.It's an interesting concept, and especially appropriate now that a significant number of people are moving out of the suburbs and into the cities in so many parts of the country.It reminds me of an article I wrote a few months ago suggesting that a particularly scuzzy block of downtown Chicago should be preserved as a living museum of "shithole-era" Chicago. That one got a ton of play on HAIF's sister site, and landed me an hour-long interview on Chicago radio to talk about the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 It reminds me of an article I wrote a few months ago suggesting that a particularly scuzzy block of downtown Chicago should be preserved as a living museum of "shithole-era" Chicago. That one got a ton of play on HAIF's sister site, and landed me an hour-long interview on Chicago radio to talk about the idea.Heh - the good thing about a museum like this would be - it should be pretty inexpensive to acquire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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