A rule of thumb in heritage preservation (at least in these parts) is that if a building is more than 30 years old, it qualifies for designation. Same, I guess, for cartoons. There aren’t a lot in the field of urban planning, but this is definitely one:
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Comic book artist and illustrator Robert Crumb created this series of 12 drawn panels in 1973. They show the development of a patch of American countryside to train stop, from homestead to small town and finally from a walkable town centre with public transport to a car oriented strip.













