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8/30/2020
The Proud City: Patrick Abercrombie's Unfulfilled Plan for Rebuilding London
by Simon Jenkins
In 1942, the British government endorsed a plan that turned the Blitz into an opportunity for massive centrally-planned rebuilding of London. This was a break from the previous anarchic pattern of development, and, for better or worse, today's eclectic metropolis owes its form to the failure of the plan.
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