John Paget
@johnpaget
Documentary Filmmaker. Currently in production on ROUTE 66: THE MAIN STREET OF AMERICA
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Vince Gilligan’s "Breaking Bad," "Better Call Saul," and now "Pluribus" constitute one of the most sustained cultural critiques of postwar American urban form in contemporary television. He could have glamorized Albuquerque or chosen a nicer (and less representative) part of the…
Urban economics research shows that denser, more walkable neighborhoods financially support less dense areas.
The hysteria over "15-minute cities" amongst American conservatives is the most absurd psyop I have ever seen. The history of Western Civilization until 1925 is a long, multi-milennia, illustrious history of WALKABLE CITIES. Insofar as "conservative" means "conserving Western…
Plus, alkable town sounds too much like a euphemism for 15-minute city 😒
Looking forward to speaking tonight and tomorrow night (9/25 & 26) in Edwardsville, Illinois — part of their series “Untold Stories of Route 66” at West End Station | Great Rivers & Routes riversandroutes.com/events/untold-…
I'll be on Jim Hinckley's America podcast - listen in live on Sunday September 14th 7:00am PT. I'll be sharing some stories and updates about the Route 66 documentary. podbean.com/lsw/zobEF85TV2…
It's a good day to remember Elvis. "It's knowin' that your door is always open And your path is free to walk... That keeps you in the backroads by the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind." youtu.be/MQmGqb6hgY0?si…
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Gentle On My Mind
Often, Americans think about places in terms of a 3-tiered system: Rural, Urban, and Suburban. But that system is incomplete; it forgets the fourth "genre" of American place: "The Interstate Town." They're strangely cosmopolitan considering they're in the middle of nowhere.…
"Driving a car in a suburban-sprawl environment is like listening to dance music and not being allowed to tap your feet." thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/the-problem-…
Intentional communities are the future of development, and no property type is better positioned for the concept than faith institutions. Churches function as Main Streets - they are mixed-use, and often have schools, commercial kitchens, and event spaces. The ones who build…
What our zoning laws allow for: What we should change our laws to allow for:
Most of the U.S. requires purchase of a $30,000+ machine to even participate in daily life.
People put these beautiful walkable Christmas villages in their homes and then live here:
New industry profiled in WSJ: Jesus impersonators. wsj.com/lifestyle/care…
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