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On hometown historic preservation, car fetishes, and a main drag redesign
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Sep 27, 2024
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Durango’s Main Avenue in 1978, when it was still used as a thoroughfare. Note the lack of trees along the sidewalks and the six lanes for cars (two for parking and four for driving). Though the businesses have mostly changed and the mid-century signs have disappeared, it still looks pretty similar and the street is still very wide.

It has been with some…

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