Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized; and often demonized; Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20;000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a downtown center and newly minted antique homes; and front-loaded with an ultraprogressive school; hospital; and high-tech infrastructure; Celebration was to offer a fresh start in a world gone wrong. Yet behind the picket fences; gleaming facades; and "Kodak moment" streetscapes; Ross discovered a real place with real problems; and not a theme park village cooked up by the Imagineers. Compelling and wide-ranging in its analysis; The Celebration Chronicles provides a startlingly fresh perspective on the link between contemporary urban planning and corporate bottom lines.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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