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The Plaza Branch Library just received Julia Christensen's new book Big Box Reuse. The book, and her accompanying website, provide a fascinating view of how the growth of container stores in American has changed our suburban landscape - and our options for community development.
From the book leaf:
"When a big box store upsizes to a even bigger box "supercenter" down the road, it leaves behind more than the vacant shell of a retain operation; it leaves behind a changed landscape that can't be changed back. Acres of land have been paved around it. Highway exits lead to it; local roads end at it. With thousands of empty box stores spread across America, these sites have become a dominant feature of the American landscape.... Christensen shows us how ten communities have addressed this problem, turning vacated Wal-Marts and Kmarts into something else: a church, a library, a school, a medical center, a courthouse, a recreation center, a museum, or other civic minded structures. In each case, what was once a place to shop has become a center of community life."
- Cfp -- New Visions Of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference
New Visions of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference examines the evolving suburban context of American life.Papers exploring various components of the suburban experience are invited from a wide range of disciplines, includ-ing the social sciences...
- Final Garden Talk: Planning The Edible Landscape
Our Garden-Expert Lecture Series continues on Thursdays at the Central Library Community Garden - please note that the remaining presentations all begin at 7 p.m. except for Sept. 16, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Here's the rundown: Composting -- Aug....
- Courthouse Farmers Market Turns 30
click on image to download pdf Celebrate 30 years of great local food this weekend at the Courthouse Farmers Market! Join the celebration from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., with Guest Chef in the Market Tours, agriculture events, gardens to go, kids'...
- Focus On Smart Growth At Plaza
Keep an eye on our new arrivals over the coming months - in conjunction with the County's focus on Smart Growth, the Plaza Branch Library will be building our collection of green living and sustainable-growth materials at Plaza. And in the meantime...
- Plaza Branch Book Exchange
The Plaza Branch Library has several shelves devoted to the Plaza Library Book Exchange. This is a place where you can drop off that paper back you bought at the airport, and pick up something new, for free. Location: Plaza Library, in the back, to...
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"Big Box Reuse" now at Plaza Reference
The Plaza Branch Library just received Julia Christensen's new book Big Box Reuse. The book, and her accompanying website, provide a fascinating view of how the growth of container stores in American has changed our suburban landscape - and our options for community development.From the book leaf:
"When a big box store upsizes to a even bigger box "supercenter" down the road, it leaves behind more than the vacant shell of a retain operation; it leaves behind a changed landscape that can't be changed back. Acres of land have been paved around it. Highway exits lead to it; local roads end at it. With thousands of empty box stores spread across America, these sites have become a dominant feature of the American landscape.... Christensen shows us how ten communities have addressed this problem, turning vacated Wal-Marts and Kmarts into something else: a church, a library, a school, a medical center, a courthouse, a recreation center, a museum, or other civic minded structures. In each case, what was once a place to shop has become a center of community life."
- Cfp -- New Visions Of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference
New Visions of Suburban Life: An Interdisciplinary Conference examines the evolving suburban context of American life.Papers exploring various components of the suburban experience are invited from a wide range of disciplines, includ-ing the social sciences...
- Final Garden Talk: Planning The Edible Landscape
Our Garden-Expert Lecture Series continues on Thursdays at the Central Library Community Garden - please note that the remaining presentations all begin at 7 p.m. except for Sept. 16, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Here's the rundown: Composting -- Aug....
- Courthouse Farmers Market Turns 30
click on image to download pdf Celebrate 30 years of great local food this weekend at the Courthouse Farmers Market! Join the celebration from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., with Guest Chef in the Market Tours, agriculture events, gardens to go, kids'...
- Focus On Smart Growth At Plaza
Keep an eye on our new arrivals over the coming months - in conjunction with the County's focus on Smart Growth, the Plaza Branch Library will be building our collection of green living and sustainable-growth materials at Plaza. And in the meantime...
- Plaza Branch Book Exchange
The Plaza Branch Library has several shelves devoted to the Plaza Library Book Exchange. This is a place where you can drop off that paper back you bought at the airport, and pick up something new, for free. Location: Plaza Library, in the back, to...