"The forgotten dome city of Northern Minnesota" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 13 Jan 2021 11:00 a.m. PST |
One of the most compelling aspects of studying history are the "what-ifs" of our past. In our personal lives "what-ifs" can drive us mad — "What if I?" "Why didn't she? If only he" — but in the abstract "what-ifs" make for enjoyable party talk. Since I don't go to parties (I have children) I'll share some with you now… link From the Minnesota Brown website |
Shagnasty  | 13 Jan 2021 11:08 a.m. PST |
Interesting. Wasn't the TV series "the Dome" set in the upper Mid-West? |
 Sgt Slag | 14 Jan 2021 12:42 p.m. PST |
Fascinating article, Bill. Thanks for sharing. First I've heard of it. It was likely too big to get the funding required from the MN State Legislature, without federal aid. Tough sell in DC, indeed! A fully designed city of 250,000 people… I do not know if any city that size, has been pre-designed and actually built! Intriguing ideas. Cheers! |
| EJNashIII | 02 Feb 2021 11:29 p.m. PST |
Sgt Slag, not domed, but Brasilia, Brazil is such a designed city. The architects Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa designed it in the late 1950s. Rio had been the capital of Brazil, but there was a movement for a more centrally located city that also would be free of Rio's crowding and poor planning.
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| EJNashIII | 02 Feb 2021 11:33 p.m. PST |
An earlier example is the fortified town of Neuf-Brisach in the Rhine valley of France. The town was designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in the 1690s as a defensive point between France and the Holy Roman Empire
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