Friday, September 23, 2011

The Road To Sprawlville, Chapter 50: Down That Nostalgic Wisconsin Road

In this chapter of our occasional series about sprawl's march across the state, a single 50's era picture featuring the beloved Miss Asphalt and Miss Concrete speaks volumes about Wisconsin, its decision-makers and their love affair with freeways [sic].
I-94 Ribbon Cutting Waukesha 1958
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2 comments:

  1. citydemSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    The Governor, with the scissors, is Vernon Thompson. Warren Knowles, then a state Senator, is back row just right of center appropriately enough.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    i wonder what the talent portion of the competition consisted of?

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