Roadtrip: Decatur, from corn to soy to cricket city?
Heading into Decatur on Illinois Route 48, you quickly begin to sense a pattern. You pass a field of corn followed by a field of… Read More »Roadtrip: Decatur, from corn to soy to cricket city?
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Roadtrip: In search of the “statistically improbable restaurant”
The first thing I do when I come to an unfamiliar city is look for where I want to eat. This is in part because… Read More »Roadtrip: In search of the “statistically improbable restaurant”
Roadtrip: Side quest in Northern Ohio
Sunday morning in Youngstown Ohio, I almost put my road trip to an abrupt halt. I had just visited a surplus store near downtown which… Read More »Roadtrip: Side quest in Northern Ohio
Roadtrip: Buried, with dignity, in Elmira
Every place is a palimpsest with layer upon layer of history written atop one another. Every so often you have the opportunity to scratch below… Read More »Roadtrip: Buried, with dignity, in Elmira
Roadtrip: A Square Deal in Binghamton
Binghamton, NY, seat of Broome County, NY Population 48,000 Peak population 81,000 in 1950 Former home to Endicott Johnson (shoes), major IBM plant Now home… Read More »Roadtrip: A Square Deal in Binghamton
By the numbers: what statistics can and can’t tell you about “undervalued” cities
What can you tell about a city from the numbers? I’m about to spend two weeks engaging in one of my favorite passtimes – driving… Read More »By the numbers: what statistics can and can’t tell you about “undervalued” cities