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Did you know? In the post-World War II era, William Levitt pioneered mass production methods, crafting budget-friendly suburban homes. Levittown, New York, emerged as a hallmark of the suburban dream. Real estate history is full of fascinating twists! 🏡✨ #RealEstateHistory #AncientArchitecture #PropertyLegacy #RealEstate

It usually takes no more than about ten minutes into any conversation for me to bring up Robert Moses (the subject of Robert Caro's seminal biography "The Power Broker"). I'm that obsessed, and it's been six years since I read it. (If you know the book, you probably get my obsession.) Moses's career is a fascinating case study in amassing, consolidating, and wielding power. Unfortunately he did much more harm than good--arguably, he dealt a blow to not just NYC but to all American cities, arresting an urbanization that might have blunted white Americans' most racist tendencies and forestalled the climate crisis. So it's really lovely to read about the work of Rosa Chang, something of an anti-Moses, and her visionary work, in yesterday's New York Times. I got to meet Rosa a few months ago through our kids' high school. She took a few of us on the most amazing walking tour of the somewhat blighted area near the school, just on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, where she envisions NYC's next great public space, Gotham Park. It's an immense and comprehensive plan, and Rosa is just one person. Yet, thanks to her vision and persistence, she really might succeed in her quest to make Gotham Park happen. It's an excellent article (link below), and I hope you read and are inspired by it. But I think the article misses an important aspect of Rosa's success: she's been able to work at a systems level; really, at an even higher "system of systems" level, seeing how to *connect* disparate NYC bureaucracies, like the Department of Transportation, the NYPD, the Parks Department, and our fractious elected officials. This is truly a Robert Moses-level superpower--only she's exercising it in for public good. Makes the New Yorker both proud and hopeful. Might be of interest if you're into #ServiceDesign, #SystemsThinking, #InformationArchitecture, #PolicyDesign, or other systems-level sorcery...

The several sides of this issue.

So many of our roads, buildings, and highways are named after people, places, and things but do you know the history behind these names? Read more below!

🛠 1907 Foundation: The incorporation of Park Drop Forge, the beginnings of what would become Ohio Crankshaft. #Heritage #OhioCrankshaft1907 Learn more about our history here: https://hubs.la/Q02f9kjR0

If you’re looking for a quick laugh, read this short Washingtonian article on some of the silliest DC apartment names that stand out. These quirky and amusing apartment names are a fun look at the creativity that goes into naming residential buildings. #DCDevelopment #DCLiving

I have no idea where to even start with how utterly bizarre the system of Crown Prosecutors is. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine this country without monarchy just because the conferring of power and resource is so intermeshed with it. It’s taken me years to realise I don’t understand sufficiently what the role means and how it affected my own judicial outcome; alongside vintage sewing designs, I am having to start from scratch with what the associated orders actually mean in practice. Are these intended as deterrents, or clarifiers? A certificate of a negetive status? If they are pursued on the principles of “public interest”, how on earth can they actually represent meaningful change or reassurance for the harmed party? I don’t have a law degree, but it just doesn’t seem to look good on paper. If I am missing a trick, I would love your insights.

Discover the shocking history behind a $65 million New York estate! Once home to Timothy Leary, the ‘High Priest of LSD,’ this massive property was the site of wild psychedelic experiments, FBI raids, and now a luxurious mansion with lakes, farmland, and more. Watch for the full story! #realestate #realestateagent #realestatenews

Check out this feature on my listing partner Fred Taber!

More people means more demand, and that means now's the time to act. Catch all the why's and how's on April 13th at Rydges Norwest! Registration link in comments! #QuarterAcre #Melbourne #Realestate #QATakesOnMelbourne