The Good Ol’ Days of the Motor Hotel Are Back
by Deborah Fallows
The metamorphosis of a Bend, Oregon, motel—from its classic origins, to crack house, to upscale rustic elegance. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Life on the Road
How to Tell Oregon Apart From New Jersey
How to Tell Oregon Apart From New Jersey
by James Fallows
If Chris Christie had thought of this for his state’s gas stations, maybe he’d be doing better in the 2016 race now (Read it here.)
Summer in the Pacific Northwest
Summer in the Pacific Northwest
by Deborah Fallows
The Bend, Oregon Elks open their baseball season (Read it here.)
American Futures: The Pacific Northwest Edition
American Futures: The Pacific Northwest Edition
by James Fallows
It’s still a bigger, more varied, and more vigorous country than most people would guess. (Read it here.)
Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtowns
Cars, Pedestrians, and the Struggle for the Future of Downtowns
by James Fallows
Plus: how much is any discussion of “downtown” a coded talk about race? (Read it here.)
Fresno to South Bend to Louisville: The Elusive Elements of Civic Success
Fresno to South Bend to Louisville: The Elusive Elements of Civic Success
by James Fallows
More cities, more assessments of what works, and why Read it here.
A Word Cloud of Ajo, Arizona
A Word Cloud of Ajo, Arizona
by Deborah Fallows
The words we use about ourselves reveal surprising truths (Read it here.)
Asheville Just ‘Happened’ to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?
Asheville Just ‘Happened’ to Develop a Nice Downtown—or Did It?
by James Fallows
In the immortal words from Liberty Valance, “when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Herewith the legend and reality of Asheville. (Read it here.)
Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Too
Equal Time for Tampa, and More on Asheville Too
by James Fallows
Catching up with changes in major cities, and in the Atlantic’s own web site (Read it here.)
More on Nice Downtowns: Do They Just Happen? Or Are They Made?
More on Nice Downtowns: Do They Just Happen? Or Are They Made?
by James Fallows
Tampa has kept trying to revive its downtown, and has kept failing. Asheville has been wildly successful—but was it even trying at all? (Read it here.)
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