Atascadero - Martin, S W
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Atascadero, California"located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on US Highway 101"is the brainchild of E.G. Lewis. Thought by some to have been a visionary, others considered Lewis a con artist. In spite of his reputation, he founded Atascadero and left in his wake a collection of unique architecture that was the first planned community in the state of California. He established roads, water mains, power grids, agricultural cooperatives, and a 20-mile road to the Pacific Ocean. Atascadero is also home to the nations first enclosed shopping mall and magnificent art from the…mehr

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Atascadero, California"located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on US Highway 101"is the brainchild of E.G. Lewis. Thought by some to have been a visionary, others considered Lewis a con artist. In spite of his reputation, he founded Atascadero and left in his wake a collection of unique architecture that was the first planned community in the state of California. He established roads, water mains, power grids, agricultural cooperatives, and a 20-mile road to the Pacific Ocean. Atascadero is also home to the nations first enclosed shopping mall and magnificent art from the 1904 St. Louis World Exposition. Atascaderos creator also founded University City, Missouri, and Palos Verdes, California.
Autorenporträt
S.W. Martin is a journalist, writer, and marketing consultant who grew up in the Atascadero of the 1950s and 1960s. He now returns to his childhood home to elucidate the city's unique genesis and colorful past using photographs gleaned from public and private sources just in time for the community's 100th anniversary. This is Atascadero, California, E.G. Lewis's proposed utopia, designed to be a community where country charm and urban amenities could peacefully coexist.