| Author: | Barbara Kellner | ISBN: | 9781439612934 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | May 25, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barbara Kellner |
| ISBN: | 9781439612934 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | May 25, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Columbia is a planned community that has influenced suburban development since its creation in the mid-1960s. This city of 100,000 grew out of rural farmland, patterned by the best thinkers of its time, including visionary developer James Rouse and a team of consultants such as sociologist Herbert Gans and transportation planner Alan Voorhees. World-famous architect Frank Gehry designed key buildings. Oakland Manor, featuring a barn that is a historical landmark, is one example of the structures preserved to give roots to the new town. Pulitzer Prize�winning novelist Michael Chabon grew up in Columbia and has said it altered the course of his life, making him into the writer he is today.
Columbia is a planned community that has influenced suburban development since its creation in the mid-1960s. This city of 100,000 grew out of rural farmland, patterned by the best thinkers of its time, including visionary developer James Rouse and a team of consultants such as sociologist Herbert Gans and transportation planner Alan Voorhees. World-famous architect Frank Gehry designed key buildings. Oakland Manor, featuring a barn that is a historical landmark, is one example of the structures preserved to give roots to the new town. Pulitzer Prize�winning novelist Michael Chabon grew up in Columbia and has said it altered the course of his life, making him into the writer he is today.
