The idea of an unusual traffic direction has a history in Pittsburgh…

Liked the “foam steel beams” mentioned in the article, as well as the description of the steel producing Pittsburgh attitude… link here

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A weekly, monthly or yearly procession. The procession could be used for the delivery of food to the local food pantry.

In Asia Elephants have been used for labor and to maintain order. In the western world their fate is mostly reduced to the circus or the zoo. Could both (Larimer and the elephants) profit through a partnership either through an elephant sanctuary, a yearly elephant procession through Larimer Ave or as alternative demolition equipment when […]

Reading through the list of people and places in Larimer it becomes clear that there are many different interests within this one community. One way to address all of these is to hold individual oil paint sessions where a professional oil painter is hired to paint a demonstration. The demonstration is held by those who […]

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“As Pittsburgh attacked its smoke problem, the view looked clearer and clearer, and the city looked worse and worse to the spectator.” (from: The Spectator and the Topographical City by Martin Aurand) If blight is a problem in Larimer, black smoke could be its traditionally approved cover up. The post-industrial production of black smoke should […]

Since its invention there has been a competition between cities and countries about where the tallest skyscraper stands. Instead of “how many stories high” cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit or Cleveland could now compete for “how many homes lost” while still relying on the powerful symbolic meaning of the skyscraper. The idea: A Skyscraper for abandoned […]

$100 and $200 lots in Larimer View Larimer $100 in a larger map View Larimer $200 in a larger map

A pretty thorough neighborhood map of Larimer by Alexandra Woolsey Puffer and Jeff Maki View larimer in a larger map