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Economic Salvation

Built during the Great Depression, Highway 100 transformed the Twin Cities, creating...

09/26/2001

Highway 100 ''Lilac Drive''

Economic Salvation

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Built during the Great Depression, Highway 100 transformed the Twin Cities, creating...

Built during the Great Depression, Highway 100 transformed the Twin Cities, creating suburbs out of small villages.

09/26/2001

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Father of the Belt Line

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Clip: Special | 5m 11s | Highway engineer Carl Graeser championed the idea of a "Belt Line" throughout the 1920s. (5m 11s)

Overgrown Lilacs

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Clip: Special | 2m 46s | The expansion of the suburbs Lilac Way first served brought an end to the highway's... (2m 46s)

Planting Lilacs

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Clip: Special | 7m 10s | Landscape architect Arthur Nichols formed an unlikely partnership with a group of... (7m 10s)

Rerouted by WWI

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Clip: Special | 2m 33s | After construction delays during WWI, Highway 100 then was overwhelmed by post-war... (2m 33s)

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