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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Mystery Quote of the Day

“This urbanism theory really makes sense. That Duany planner really did a great job with these things. It has a real good feel.”

And the speaker was...

(continued)

Karl Rove, at the Christmas eve candelight service at Rosemary Beach.

Someone should tell Rush Limbaugh, who likes to attack New Urbanism as a movement that want to make Americans give up their big houses and their big cars.

December 27, 2005 in Architecture, Current Affairs, New Urbanism, Quote of the Day, Urbanism | Permalink

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Word is Rove has vacationed at Seaside.

Posted by: X at Jan 20, 2006 6:38:56 PM

I don't know about that, but he owns a house at Rosemary, which is just a few miles down the road.

Posted by: john at Jan 21, 2006 7:17:56 PM

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