Episode 16
CelebrationLooking at how we celebrate cities, some offer fabulous fairgrounds, others host world famous festivals and a few boast historic national parks all right in the heart of town.
All is Fair
While most major fairgrounds are temporary and ultimately meet the wrecking ball, we look at three cities and how they are dealing with keeping current and former fairgrounds alive.
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Fair Park: Dallas
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Hemisfair: San Antonio
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Seattle Center: Seattle
Festival Culture
We explore how wildly popular and heavily promoted festivals help shape what we think about particular places.
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SXSW: Austin
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Art Prize: Grand Rapids
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Mardi Gras: New Orleans
National Parks
We wander through three urban national parks taking stock of how Federal control intersects with local desires.
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Civil: Birmingham
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Revolutionary: Philadelphia
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Gateway: St Louis
- Fair Park: Dallas
- Hemisfair: San Antonio
- Seattle Center: Seattle
- SXSW: Austin
- Art Prize: Grand Rapids
- Mardi Gras: New Orleans
- Civil: Birmingham
- Revolutionary: Philadelphia
- Gateway: St Louis
