Tallahassee, FL

Two Views of Tallahassee

author: JonathanGarrett : Tallahassee, FL
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

Two Views of Tallahassee

author: JonathanGarrett : Tallahassee, FL

I wanted to post two images that give an accurate feel of what "progress" (e.g., urban sprawl) has done to the face of Florida. The first image is of West Tennessee Street in Tallahassee around 1954. The view is taken near the intersection with Macomb Street, not far from Florida State University. As you can see, the road is only 2-lane, with trees and small businesses lining the shoulder. This is a view of nearly the exact same spot less than 25 years later—in 1976. Look at the results of road widening and rampant, uncontrolled development. The city has built itself a...