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Word: haussmannian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1964-1964
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...Haussmannian. More than the stopgap panaceas and two-dimensional thinking of much urban renewal, the plan is Haussmannian in scope and architectural in dimension. The council would turn Pennsylvania Avenue into a ceremonial boulevard with distinctive brick paving, bordered by double or triple rows of graceful shade trees, and three-level sidewalks to take the rubbernecking out of parade watching. Constitution Avenue, which now makes a messy, scissorslike intersection with Pennsylvania, would neatly dive beneath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: City Planning: The Pennsylvania Hypotenuse | 6/5/1964 | See Source »

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