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Matthew B. Gilmore

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(Repeat) What Once Was “Good order, good taste, and with due regard to public interests involved”: the origins of the Shipstead-Luce Act

What Once Was “Good order, good taste, and with due regard to public interests involved”: the origins of the Shipstead-Luce Act  By Matthew B. Gilmore* originally PUBLISHED: JULY 20TH, 2017 … Continue reading

January 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

(Repeat) The City of Our Hopes and Desires: Zoning Comes to Washington DC (in 1920)

 By Matthew B. Gilmore For complete article click: http://intowner.com/2016/10/26/the-city-of-our-hopes-and-desires-zoning-comes-to-washington-dc/ (originally PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 26TH, 2016)  It had a curious beginning. The tale begins with a bit of a mystery: The August 21, … Continue reading

January 18, 2024 · Leave a comment

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