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Father of the Belt Line

Highway engineer Carl Graeser championed the idea of a "Belt Line" throughout the 1920s.

Aired 09/26/2001

Highway 100 ''Lilac Drive''

Father of the Belt Line

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Highway engineer Carl Graeser championed the idea of a "Belt Line" throughout the 1920s.

Highway engineer Carl Graeser championed the idea of a "Belt Line" throughout the 1920s.

Aired 09/26/2001

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Highway 100 ''Lilac Drive'' is a local public television program presented by TPT

Economic Salvation

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Overgrown Lilacs

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Planting Lilacs

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

Rerouted by WWI

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

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