Sprawl, Justified
A link recently sent me: an article featuring the posters with which London Transport enticed the populace from the teeming, revolutionary city into the social death of the commuter belt, or the garden suburbs as they were termed, although I can't imagine Lewis Mumford was a fan of Cockfosters.
posted by owen hatherley at 7:02 pm
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I await the surely inevitable post on Betjeman's Metroland with scarcely-contained excitement.
Soon enough! 'Perivale! I used to know you...'
in the 'leave this and move to Edgawre' poster, I quite like the 'this'!
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