The Non-Pennsylvania Town
Diffusion of Urban Plan Forms in the American West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4490764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael P Conzen (0000-0003-0511-3154, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-211 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2006.tb00049.x |
| OpenAlex | W2111278895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
Wilbur Zelinsky's classic 1977 account of the Pennsylvania town as a cultural place type–the urban component of the nationally influential Pennsylvanian culture region–acknowledged that it was not exported intact across the successive western frontiers of the United States. But, aside from Edward Price's specialized study of courthouse squares, we know little that is systematic about how town‐planning ideas diffused across the continent. This investigation offers evidence from the Willamette Valley in Oregon of the eventual variety and geographical distribution of town‐platting conventions that developed in this Pacific Coast “destination’ setting and the possible provenance in the Ohio Valley of certain early Oregonian town‐plan features. The evidence raises questions about the resilience of town‐planning conventions in light of the distance carried, cultural time lags, and changing ideas about best practice and local suitability
Archaeology · Aside · Distribution (mathematics · Geography · Pennsylvanian · Plan (archaeology · Variety (cybernetics · American Environmental and Regional History · Financial Crisis of the 21st Century · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
The Making of Urban America
The Courthouse Square in Texas
The evolution of block size and form in North American and Australian city centres
The study of urban form in the United States
Willamette Landings
The Pennsylvania Barn
The Built Form of Western Cities
The Urban Street Pattern as a Culture Indicator
North American Origins of Middlewestern Frontier Populations
The Pennsylvania Town
The Central Courthouse Square in the American County Seat
Plaza Towns of South Texas
The Willamette Valley
Spanish City Planning in North America
Cities of the American West
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |