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Towns | Riverside, IL
10 That Changed America
About the Episode
Riverside, Illinois. Founded by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1869.
Aired:
04/17/16
| Expires: | Runtime: 5m 27s
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A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible.
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Extras
Streets | Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
Join Geoffrey Baer a ride in a Model-T on the first concrete-paved modern highway.
Streets | Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, OK
Once known as the “Black Wall Street” until a violent mob burned it to the ground in 1921.
Streets | Lincoln Highway
This cross-country road laid the groundwork for America’s love affair with the road trip.
Streets | Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
L.A.'s "Miracle Mile," a revolutionary new shopping district catering to motorists.
Modern Marvels | Reversal of the Chicago River
Chicago's greatest engineering feat was saving itself from it's own sewage.
Modern Marvels | Holland Tunnel
The first underwater tunnel for cars.
Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System
The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.
Modern Marvels | Hoover Dam
Designed to provide water and power for the growing cities of Southern California.
Monuments | Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, MA
One of America's earliest monuments honoring all who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Monuments | Standing Soldiers, Everywhere, USA
Monuments to both Union and Confederate soldiers that were erected in thousands of towns.
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