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Public lettering in central London.

Making maps about place names.

Build your own town at the City Creator.

Taken any good downtown photos with your cameraphone? If so, send them to SENT, a website of cameraphone photos. It reloads every five seconds. (November 2005)

Anyone collect fire hydrants? (October 2005)

Live webcams from all over the world, including quite a few from downtowns. (October 2005)

Apparently marketing trend-spotters now prefer to be called "planners". (October 2005)

Want to see three decades pass by in about 30 seconds? Diego and Susy Golberg have taken photos of themselves every year, on June 17, for the past 29 years. (October 2005)

Luca Mori was looking at Google Earth satellite images of the area around his community (Parma, Italy) and noticed the outline of what turned out to be the ruins of an ancient Roman villa. (September 2005)

Ever wonder where you'd end up if you dug a hole in your backyard straight through the earth? Now you can find out. (September 2005)

Real-time city maps, plotted by cellphone pulses. Very cool. (September 2005)

Need to generate some ideas? (September 2005)

Now online: a list of the world's largest things in the US, like the world's largest ball of twine (in Cawker City, Kansas) and the world's largest ketchup bottle (in Collinsville, Illniois). (September 2005)

The Lego Digital Designer. (September 2005)

Say you live in Kansas, and your best friend lives in San Francisco. With a pair of R*Emote mirrors, you'll always feel close. Or so the designer says. (August 2005)

Reverse shoplifting. (July 2005)

Looking for a really retro way to do architectural sketches? Try the online Etch-A-Sketch. (July 2005)

The Oregon Research Institute reports that walking on cobblestones improves balance and lowers blood pressure. (July 2005)

If Edgar Allen Poe worked for the state department of transportation.... (July 2005)

Deadwood, South Dakota plans to turn an old mine - the Homestake Slime Plant - into a "Branson, Missouri-type entertainment complex" (June 2005).

Looking for a way to casually observe activity in your downtown? (June 2005)

Graffiti Archaeology chronicles changes in graffiti-covered walls through photographs taken over several years (June 2005).

Is it a billboard, or is it a garden? (June 2005).

Actor Brad Pitt is teaming up with architect Frank Gehry to design a restaurant and penthouse as part of Gehry's Hove oceanfront tower project. Pitt has apparently had an "informal apprenticeship" in Gehry's Los Angeles office. (June 2005)

Ever wonder how sharp your community's urban edge is? Soon you'll be able to see for yourself: Google has bought Keyhole, an aerial photography company, and will begin offering aerials of practically every place via Google Earth. (June 2005)

What?! You think public amenities are for PEOPLE? Are you, crazy?

If sprawl's got you down, you can always take the Interstate Traveler.

So, it's gotta be a hoax .... But, what a cool idea - Paris to New York by train in eight hours.

Some people collect snowglobes. Others aparently collect photos of diamond-shaped road signs...

Lost America: Night photography of the abandoned roadside West.

Incredible pre-fab homes from Germany.

Lee Walton's "City System" is a guidebook for experiencing a city, kind of.

Nebraska, in single frames.

Need a safety sign for your business district? Make one online for free.

Some very cool sidewalk drawings.

Need a taxi?

Lots of pictures of road signs.

A house built completely by machines.

Are people parking like idiots in your commercial district?

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	Public lettering in central London. Making maps about place names. Build your own town at the City Creator. Taken any good downtown photos with your cameraphone? If so, send them to SENT, a website of cameraphone photos. It reloads every five seconds. (November 2005) Anyone collect fire hydrants? (October 2005) Live webcams from all over the world, including quite a few from downtowns. (October 2005) Apparently marketing trend-spotters now prefer to be called "planners". (October 2005) Want to see three decades pass by in about 30 seconds? Diego and Susy Golberg have taken photos of themselves every year, on June 17, for the past 29 years. (October 2005) Luca Mori was looking at Google Earth satellite images of the area around his community (Parma, Italy) and noticed the outline of what turned out to be the ruins of an ancient Roman villa. (September 2005) Ever wonder where you'd end up if you dug a hole in your backyard straight through the earth? Now you can find out. (September 2005) Real-time city maps, plotted by cellphone pulses. Very cool. (September 2005) Need to generate some ideas? (September 2005) Now online: a list of the world's largest things in the US, like the world's largest ball of twine (in Cawker City, Kansas) and the world's largest ketchup bottle (in Collinsville, Illniois). (September 2005) The Lego Digital Designer. (September 2005) Say you live in Kansas, and your best friend lives in San Francisco. With a pair of R*Emote mirrors, you'll always feel close. Or so the designer says. (August 2005) Reverse shoplifting. (July 2005) Looking for a really retro way to do architectural sketches? Try the online Etch-A-Sketch. (July 2005) The Oregon Research Institute reports that walking on cobblestones improves balance and lowers blood pressure. (July 2005) If Edgar Allen Poe worked for the state department of transportation.... (July 2005) Deadwood, South Dakota plans to turn an old mine - the Homestake Slime Plant - into a "Branson, Missouri-type entertainment complex" (June 2005). Looking for a way to casually observe activity in your downtown? (June 2005) Graffiti Archaeology chronicles changes in graffiti-covered walls through photographs taken over several years (June 2005). Is it a billboard, or is it a garden? (June 2005). Actor Brad Pitt is teaming up with architect Frank Gehry to design a restaurant and penthouse as part of Gehry's Hove oceanfront tower project. Pitt has apparently had an "informal apprenticeship" in Gehry's Los Angeles office. (June 2005) Ever wonder how sharp your community's urban edge is? Soon you'll be able to see for yourself: Google has bought Keyhole, an aerial photography company, and will begin offering aerials of practically every place via Google Earth. (June 2005) What?! You think public amenities are for PEOPLE? Are you, crazy? If sprawl's got you down, you can always take the Interstate Traveler. So, it's gotta be a hoax .... But, what a cool idea - Paris to New York by train in eight hours. Some people collect snowglobes. Others aparently collect photos of diamond-shaped road signs... Lost America: Night photography of the abandoned roadside West. Incredible pre-fab homes from Germany. Lee Walton's "City System" is a guidebook for experiencing a city, kind of. Nebraska, in single frames. Need a safety sign for your business district? Make one online for free. Some very cool sidewalk drawings. Need a taxi? Lots of pictures of road signs. A house built completely by machines. Are people parking like idiots in your commercial district?
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