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About the Book:

• Theme Town Home Page
• Browse or purchase Theme Town on the publisher's web site. Also available at Amazon.com
• Table of Contents
• Map of Flagstaff's America Tour

Educational Materials

• Key Terms and Concepts (alphabetical)
• Instructions and Tips for completing Flagstaff's America Tour on foot.
• Review Questions from the text.
• Field Questions: Fun and educational landscape interpretation questions for Flagstaff's America Tour.
• Recommended Reading: Geography of American Landscapes bibliography

Photo Gallery

• Color photos of Book Figures. Photos in the book are black and white. Here are enlarged, color versions!
• Architectural Styles of America Produced by the author, this comprehensive web site will teach you much more about American architecture, beyond the scope of Theme Town.
• North Downtown! Additional color photos of Flagstaff's America Tour! Here are some images of the walking tour that were not included in the book.
• South Side! Additional color photos of Flagstaff's America Tour! Here are some images of the walking tour that were not included in the book.
• Class field trip photos, from various courses taught or co-taught by the author.

Other Related Links

• City of Flagstaff home page
• Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce home page
• Downtown Flagstaff Walking Tour, by Richard and Sherry Mangum
• Local artist Gary McAllister's home page (source of book cover painting)
• BNSF Railway home page.
• Flagstaff Model Railroad Club
• Northern Arizona University
• Department of Geography and Public Planning

My Courses that use Theme Town

• PL 303 Design and Preservation 
• GGR 240 World Geography West
• GGR 380 GeographicThought and Methods

NOTE: All royalties from Theme Town sold to students in the above courses (or any other NAU course that might use the book) are used to assist geography and planning majors with expenses for various field-based experiences.

Preface

Introduction: A Place Called Flagstaff
Plan of the Book

PART 1-The Geographer's World and the American Scene

Chapter 1. The Discipline of Geography
The Concept of Place
Understanding Human Landscapes

Chapter 2. The Geography of Human Landscapes
Landscape as Historically Contingent
The Seen and Unseen of Landscape
Landscape as a Clue to Culture
The Political Economy of Landscape
Globalization in the Landscape
Landscapes of Centralized Authority


PART 2-Flagstaff and the Railroad

Chapter 3. Origins of a Railroad Town
Flagstaff and the AT&SF Railway
Historical Geography of the AT&SF

Chapter 4. Living on the Transcon
The BNSF Railway: Moving Your World
A Bittersweet Relationship


PART 3-Flagstaff's America Tour: A Walk Through Town

Chapter 5. Flagstaff's Theme Park: The North Downtown
Stop 1. Depot: Flagstaff Visitors Center
Stop 2. Public Art: Santa Fe Plaza
Stop 3. Anchor: Babbitt Brothers Department Store
Stop 4. Public Park: Heritage Square
Stop 5. Restoration: Weatherford Hotel
Stop 6. Courthouse: Hub of Coconino County
Stop 7. Office Tower: Bank of America Building
Stop 8. Postmodernism: County Administration Building
Stop 9. Streetscape: Transition on Cherry Avenue

Chapter 6. Flagstaff's Melting Pot: The South Side Neighborhood
Stop 10. Motel: The Original U.S. Route 66
Stop 11. Boarding House: The Tourist Home
Stop 12. Bypass: Butler Avenue
Stop 13. Town Creek: The Rio de Flag
Stop 14. Changing Neighborhood: Social Dynamics of South Side
Stop 15. Front: Expansion of Northern Arizona University

Chapter 7. Flagstaff's New Urbanism: Northern Arizona University
Stop 16. Campus: A Century of Growth at NAU
Stop 17. Break: NAU's Pedestrian Corridor
Stop 18. Urban Infill: Cline Library
Stop 19. Historic District: NAU's North Campus
Stop 20. Greek Revival: Blome Building

Chapter 8. Flagstaff's Miracle Mile: Milton Avenue
Stop 21. Approach Strip: The Milton Avenue Corridor
Stop 22. Big Box: Barnes & Noble Book Store

Epilogue

Bibliography