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Houston Freeways: A Historical and Visual Journey
On September 30, 1948, a crowd of Houstonians gathered on a Gulf Freeway overpass to witness the dedication of Houston's first freeway. Houston's freeway journey began. "Houston Freeways" traces the history and influence of the freeway system with extensive photography, fascinating stories, remarkable people, and time capsules to the past.
"Houston Freeways" is the most comprehensive book ever written about a regional freeway system. A central theme of the book is that Houston, not Los Angeles, is the world's most freeway-influenced city, mainly because of Houston's extensive use of frontage roads on 82% of its freeways. There is no better city for a freeway book. Houston earned the book, and Houston got it!
Additional book information:
Illustrations: \t526 total
215 historical
143 modern
62 maps and graphics
106 photo location maps
"Houston Freeways" is the most comprehensive book ever written about a regional freeway system. A central theme of the book is that Houston, not Los Angeles, is the world's most freeway-influenced city, mainly because of Houston's extensive use of frontage roads on 82% of its freeways. There is no better city for a freeway book. Houston earned the book, and Houston got it!
Additional book information:
Illustrations: \t526 total
215 historical
143 modern
62 maps and graphics
106 photo location maps
- GenresUrbanism
416 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2003
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February 18, 2014
Good books if you like reading about freeways. Nice pictures.
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