End of the eighties a retrospective on change
Calder Pickett reflects on the 1980s and the decade’s global events from Reagan’s presidency to the fall of the Berlin Wall. He weighs political legacies, culture, technology, crises, and media influence, while cautiously predicting what the 1990s may bring.
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Daniel Boorstin
David Brinkley
Boorstin
Ronald Reagan
Versailles
Reagan
Herbert Hoover
Mount Rushmore
Poland
Germany
Tiananmen Square
Chernobyl
Prince William Sound
Panama
Romania
Evil Empire
Teheran
Jimmy Carter
Bruce Springsteen
U.S.A
James Watt
Wayne Newton
Beach Boys
Bruce
Jimmy Bakker
Jimmy Swaggart
Swaggart
Bakker
Wall Street
Donald Trump
Mom
Dad
London
West End
USA Today
Ayatollah
Suburbs Expand and Transform into Self Sufficient Metropolises
Transformation explores postwar suburban growth from Levittown to expansive office clusters and malls. It notes rising populations from 35 million in 1950 to about 110 million, with six of ten metro residents in suburbs, and the shift of work and culture into suburban centers.
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Billy Joel
Allentown
Lawrence
Elm Street
India
Africa
E.T
Roseanne
Bill Cosby
Bruce
U.S.A
Bitburg
S.S
Claire Worthing
William Levitt
Long Island
Levittown
Claire
Jerry
Mrs. Worthing
Pando
University of Miami
Peter Muller
Northpark
Atlanta
Suburbs redefine growth as cities lose pull in postwar era
Suburbia shifts from single family life to multi unit towers and offices. Commutes increasingly suburban to suburban, with condominium housing rising. Perimeter Center near Atlanta surges as a major business hub with 15.5 million square feet, outpacing downtown space. In Moreno Valley, California, rapid expansion mirrors Levittown in creating instant new towns beyond the urban fringe.
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Long Island
Census Bureau
Joseph Pando
Queens
Levittown
Pando
New York
Suburbia
Dallas
Las Colinas
Atlanta
Greg Logan
Perimeter Center
Greater
L.A
Moreno Valley
Gottdiener
Rose rustlers rediscover ancient roses in modern search
A group known as rose rustlers salvages old Gallicas Damasks and Centifolias with Bronze Age roots and other heirloom roses. They root cuttings from century old bushes found near farms and cemeteries, expanding supply for heirloom roses as Wayside Gardens adds a 48 page rose catalog.
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Crete
Orient
Wayside Gardens
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Pickett Line
Calder Pickett
Mikhail Gorbachev
George Will
Lech Walesa
America
Journal-World
By Rick Hampson
Associated Press
Georgia State University
Truman Hartshorn
Muller
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Washington
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Mojave Desert
Boston
Cape Cod
West Virginia
New York City
Nassau County
Logan
MARTA
Atlanta Rapid Transit
Perimeter Center Braves
Raleigh
Charlotte
Sandy Springs
Mark Gottdiener
Calif
Caribbean
Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Time Magazine
Copley News Service
Ken Marshall
Allen Lacy
N.Y
Times News Service
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