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Former 'ER' star Goran Visnjic explores his sci-fi side in 'Extant'
TORONTO - Goran Visnjic has devoured science-fiction for as long as he can remember.
The Croatian actor best known for playing Dr. Luka Kovac on "ER" counts himself a huge fan of writers Isaac Asimov and Peter F. Hamilton, and also feels compelled to "watch everything that comes out in the genre."
So when the opportunity arose to star alongside Halle Berry in Steven Spielberg-produced "Extant," premiering Wednesday on Global and CBS, he couldn't resist.
"Reading the script, it's really interesting, and then you have the people involved like Steven Spielberg and Halle Barry, it makes it pretty much a no-brainer decision," he said in a phone interview.
Berry stars as Molly Woods, who returns to her family inexplicably pregnant after spending a year alone in space. Visnjic plays her husband John, a scientist obsessed with creating lifelike humanoid robots.
John believes that if his robots are raised by loving families from a young age, they will develop human morals and emotions. But his own android "son" Ethan (played by "Looper" child talent Pierce Gagnon) appears to lack empathy and is advancing much too quickly for his age.
As a father himself, Visnjic approached his character as though Ethan was truly his son — because that's how John sees him.
"His main idea is we're going to put this kid into a family, we're going to give him love, we're going to surround him with the things we would surround a normal boy with," said Visnjic. "In his mind, he really honestly sometimes forgets about the fact that Ethan is actually not a child."
The show explores the question of what makes us human. In John's mind, if Ethan learns how to feel and to love as humans do, then there is nothing separating him from the rest of us. Meanwhile, Molly can't forget that her son is really a robot.
Asked for his personal perspective on the nature of humanity, Visnjic replied with a laugh that there's no short answer.
"Questions like that, they're pretty much essays. They're very complicated philosophical matters," he said. "That's one of the reasons I like the show so much. It's a family drama, it's a science-fiction show with elements of action and thriller. But then again, you're going to be asking questions that are really philosophical in nature."
He praised Berry's performance as Molly, in which she appears in mysterious flashback sequences alone on a space shuttle. Berry won an Academy Award in 2002 for "Monster's Ball."
"She's one of those actresses who is not afraid of going places. She's going to explore, she's going to do unusual things and she's not going to be ashamed or embarrassed of doing something not seen before," said Visnjic.
"Sometimes actresses, they don't want to look bad on screen. They're worried about makeup or effects because they're not going to look good ... That's not the case with Halle. She obviously knows she's beautiful, so she can afford that. It's really nice to see there is no restriction in her performance."
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Crashed Lander is not an easy game to play (turn on the auto-pilot IMMEDIATELY) but it is a fun and impressive browser game about trying to pilot a rickety lunar lander to various launch pads. As the title might indicate you'll fail A LOT. But trust me, you'll still enjoy doing it.
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Album Rating: 3.5You better believe it, I expected it to be a 2.5-3 but it's unexpectedly awesome.Digging: We Will Fail - Verstörung
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Awesome review Bill, Whispers and lights is a mad tune m/
Album Rating: 4.0If you've ever been a fan of this band and gave up on them, it might be time to come back.
Their last album was solid so I think a lot of people were excited about this. Great review, you only got my more excited to hear this.Digging: YOB - Clearing The Path To Ascend
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Why do you think the drums are bad?
Album Rating: 2.5well not technically bad, but they are kinda boring; they dont bother me as much as the vocals
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As a single-income household with two young kids we're always looking for ways to trim our expenses. This past year, we've saved on everything from housing and insurance to investing and shopping.
Here's how we did it:
1. We avoided CMHC mortgage insurance fees by saving over 20 per cent for our down payment . This meant waiting to buy our dream home for 18 months while we saved our money, but it was worth it.
2. The variable interest rate on our mortgage is at prime minus 0.8, an ultra-low 2.2 per cent.
3. We turned down the mortgage life insurance offered by our bank, instead opting for much cheaper term life insurance.
4. We reduced our stock trading costs from $29 to $9.99 by combining accounts with one discount brokerage to reach their $50,000 minimum assets threshold.
5. We invest in low cost index funds instead of equity mutual funds. For example, the management expense ratio on TD's Canadian Index e-Series is 0.33 per cent compared with TD's Canadian Equity mutual fund at 2.18 per cent.
6. We use a cash back credit card for our everyday spending and recurring bill payments. We earned over $500 using the MBNA Smart Cash MasterCard last year.
7. We use a no-fee chequing account at ING Direct for payroll, debit purchases and online bill payments that can't be put on a credit card.
8. We keep a minimum balance of $1,500 in our TD chequing account to avoid bank fees.
9. We ditched our landline three years ago, saving us almost $40 a month.
10. We regularly call our cable and internet provider to ask for discounts. We've saved over $300 on our cable and internet bills with this approach.
11. I've negotiated with my employer to pay my cell phone bill, saving me $60 a month.
12. We go to the library to borrow books and the latest DVD's and Blue-Ray's for free.
13. We use e-post to manage our bills , which helps us to pay on time and avoid late fees.
14. We make our own home cleaning products for simple wipe-downs and disinfecting using vinegar, water and rubbing alcohol.
15. The cost of beef and chicken keeps going up. We started eating a meatless dish at least once a week to save on groceries.
16. We've avoided upgrading our second vehicle - a 14 year-old Hyundai Elantra - that still gets me to work and back.
17. We dropped collision coverage and increased the deductible on our second vehicle to lower our car insurance premiums.
18. When I shop online I hunt for online coupons and promo codes. I had to buy a new battery for my Dell laptop and a quick search for Dell promo codes saved me $15.
19. We signed up for free samples from Pampers and Huggies before our daughter was born and we use Proctor & Gamble's Brand Saver site to get coupons for diapers and wipes.
20. I avoid extended warranty coverage on electronics and other big ticket items. Our credit card automatically doubles the manufacturer's warranty.
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↳ 2014 was the year I said enough. You know how every News Year's Eve, people make these grand goals that they want to accomplish in the next year? Well my goal was quite simple: Get fuck away from my stepmom. See the thing is my dad was a famous hotel chain owner, think the Hiltons. When he died I was only fourteen and he happened to be married to my stepmom. He left me the hotel chain but in order to run it I had to be the legal age of 21. Until then my stepmom ran over the hotels and I clean the one near our mansion. She gave me the job as a high school graduation present. Worse present I ever gotten to be honest. Who wants to be a maid?
New Year Eve rolls around, my stepmom tells me I can't go to the huge celebration in Time Square, I have to watch over the hotel while she goes out and does god knows what. That was the first moment I said screw you bitch and I went to a bar nearby. I immediately got drunk. Hey I am twenty two years old, not in enrolled in college but working for my evil stepmom, I am allowed to get drunk. In my drunken moments at the bar, I met this guy whose name was Charles.
Let me make this very clear, I did not like him. I never did. This isn't a romantic comedy. We don't fall in love or walk in the sunset happily ever after. This documentary is about me getting my life together. Besides I only made conversation with him after hearing he was a lawyer. He could help me get my hotel chain back. I used that as a leverage. Sure he flirted like a mad man but I wasn't interested and he wasn't my type. When he asked for my number once the ball dropped, I gave him my e-mail address. Had to keep it all business. Fast forward three months from New Years and I'm the richest woman on the east coast, me and large bank account live happily ever after! The end.
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West Cliff Inn, situato su un promontorio tutta da spiaggia, è il più recente Four Sisters Inn. Costruita come residenza privata nel 1877, il maestoso, tre-storia all'italiana vittoriano con le sue spaziosa, avvolgente portico è stata completamente rinnovata primavera del 2007 e dotato di un arredamento breezy, costiero con tessuti in croccante azzurri e bianchi. Le nove camere ben arredate e dispongono di un camino, bagni di marmo delle mattonelle e la maggior parte con vasche idromassaggio termale e re, letti con materassi Pillow-Top peluche. Una stanza di secondo piano ha una vasca calda idromassaggio privata, all'aperto; due spaziose suite al piano superiore sono zone soggiorno separata e bagni fuorimisura. Ogni camera dispone di Internet ad alta velocità accedere, un iPod ™ lettore e una televisione con un lettore DVD.
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3,8 su agosto 22, 2014
Due to an overbooking problem, we stayed in one of the firepit rooms for a night and in the little beach bungalow for another. The first one was simply amazing, the bed is huge and comfortable, the bathtroom spacious and clean, it has great views and is very well furnished. The second one, although much smaller and basic, was just what we imagined. It has enough room for two people with a lot of luggage, the bed is still pretty big, and the bathtroom is quite spacious too. Breakfast was amazing, and the common areas of the Inn are also very cozy. Perfectly located for Santa Cruz Beach, restaurants and shops.
5 su agosto 20, 2014
We go back every year to celebrate our anniversary and it never disappoints. Best value around by far.
3,6 su agosto 14, 2014
The house was stunning. The accommodations smaller than expected, but clean and tasteful nonetheless. The views of & the proximity to the boardwalk were exceptional treats. The breakfasts were great. I would definitely recommend this gem to my friends.
3,6 su agosto 10, 2014
Excellent in all asoects and would recommend the place to anybody
4,6 su agosto 04, 2014
This was such a pleasant place to stay in Santa Cruz. I highly recommend it for the beauty of the Inn, the lovely accommodation, the great breakfast and excellent location!
5 su luglio 31, 2014
I originally booked the Beach Bungalow, but was upgraded to a king room at the front of the house with a spectacular view out to the beach boardwalk. I was visiting for the Wharf to Wharf race, and couldn't have selected a better place. Perfect location, excellent service, delicious food, comfortable beds, and an awesome race venue! I will definitely be back.
4,6 su luglio 09, 2014
We went for two days to celebrate my birthday. We had room 7 which was perfect other than the noise from the kitchen every morning. Off the street so no noise from the front. The breakfast was really good, different hot dishes every morning and lots of fresh fruit, home made baked goods, great coffee really satisfying.
3,6 su luglio 07, 2014
Room 5 had a large private deck with a loveseat chaise and a clean hot tub for two. Room 8 had an ocean view but only a tiny window. Both rooms had exceptionally clean, large beautiful bathrooms that looked like they were newly renovated. We enjoyed the plentiful breakfast. The staff were friendly, helpful and not intrusive. Convenient location away from crowds. I would definitely stay there again.
3,8 su luglio 01, 2014
We had a lovely stay at the West Cliff hotel, we had chosen to stay in the little cottage at the back which has a great novelty. The room is dmall but very cozy and has all the amenities you would want. Staff were friendly but not too over the top and the setting was lovely as you could see all along Santa Cruz beach.
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Expert: Shooter's DNA was found on gun, not US teen victim's
SANFORD, Fla. - The DNA of a U.S. teenage shooting victim was not found on the grip of the gun of the man accused of killing him, and the accused's DNA wasn't found under the teen's fingernails, a law enforcement expert said Wednesday. Prosecutors hope the testimony will disprove the shooter's claim that he did it in self-defence.
The murder trial of George Zimmerman has drawn national attention to issues of race — 17-year-old victim Trayvon Martin was black — and self-defence gun laws.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and says he shot the teen in the chest to protect himself as Martin reached for his gun during a nighttime fight in his Florida gated community.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement DNA expert Anthony Gorgone also testified that Zimmerman's DNA was found among blood on a shirt Martin was wearing under his hooded sweatshirt.
Gorgone's testimony came on the same day that prosecutors presented evidence about Zimmerman's work in a college criminal justice course, which they say shows the neighbourhood watch volunteer knew about Florida's self-defence law and had aspirations of becoming a police officer.
Zimmerman had maintained in an interview with Fox News last year that he did not know about the law, which says a person can invoke self-defence in killing someone if it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm.
Prosecutors have sought to portray Zimmerman as a vigilante who profiled Martin as the teen walked home on a rainy night. They said Zimmerman's ability to understand criminal investigations and desire to be a police officer doesn't show wrongdoing, but is relevant to his state of mind on the night Martin was killed.
Defence attorney Mark O'Mara said Tuesday that if prosecutors start bringing up Zimmerman's past, the defence will dig into Martin's past, including fights. The judge had ruled previously that Martin's past fights, drug use and school records couldn't be mentioned in opening statements.
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Holiday feasts are a special time for everyone, children and adults alike. The build-up, planning, shopping and cooking can be a bit daunting, so be sure to carve out some time to include the kids in the preparations.
Do you remember being delegated to the kids' table? Was it fun, or did you feel excluded from the grown-up activities that appeared to be far more enticing? It's time to turn the tables and create a kids' table that everyone will want to sit at. The key is to include the children in making up the table decor.
Take a trip to the craft store and load up on seasonal materials: jingle bells, ribbon, Christmas stickers, red and green markers or crayons, Styrofoam balls, construction paper, felt and glue. Your home or hardware store will have themed tableware and kid-friendly cordless lights and battery-operated candles. Ask the kids for ideas, and here are a few to get you all started.
Personalized place mats are fun and easy for any age. Have an adult cut out the base shape from construction paper. It can be a simple rectangle, or shaped like a snowman or Christmas tree. Glue on coloured shapes, ribbon or cutouts from wrapping paper or cards. Or draw pictures and designs. Stars and snowflakes are popular. Make sure to print the child's name in bold letters. Allow the decorated mat to dry. To protect the artwork, cut out clear, self-adhesive vinyl to size and press it on to the mat. You'll be able to wipe these laminated mats clean, and save them for many years.
Make small ornaments for the table using Styrofoam balls and cover them with seasonal fabric or paper; sparkle is always a hit. Glue on buttons, beads, feathers and ribbon to fashion a face or body. Add ears, a tail, or a beak — it doesn't take much to create a realistic impression. These ornaments can be distributed across the table or set in clusters. Or glue on name tags to act as place markers.
The kids' table calls for a special centerpiece, too. Cordless LED lights are safe and make a magical display. Fill the bottom of a large jar with imitation snow. Drop in small shiny balls and a string of lights. This looks pretty even when the lights aren't turned on. Tie ribbon around small jars or decorate with stickers, and fill with candies or nuts.
Mimic a few decorating ideas that you have utilized for the adults, such as tiny vases that hold a single flower or evergreen sprig. Hang ribbon strung through jingle bells from the chair backs; the kids will love to ring the bells, possibly starting a rousing rendition of "Jingle Bells," which puts everyone in a festive mood.
Have the kids help you think up some small party gift ideas that can be tied to the chairs or placed on the table. Tiny dolls or bears, keepsake ornaments with a child's photo, a small bundle of Christmas treats, or some crafty items that can be used right away.
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Greendale, Wisconsin, September 1939, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (all photos here).
Greendale was one of three New Deal "greenbelt" towns built by the federal government in the late 1930s. The other two were Greenhills, Ohio, and Greenbelt, Maryland.
The planned communities offered affordable housing and commercial, educational, and social facilities — all within walking distances and in the midst of park-like landscaping.
Their construction also created jobs, supporting each area's recovery from the Depression.
Greendale was built on 3,400 acres about 3 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Work began in 1936. The first families moved in in April 1938.
There were 366 residential buildings (for 572 families), and each had an average of 5,000 sq. ft. of outdoor space. The town center included the Village Hall, a movie theater, a newspaper, a volunteer fire station, schools, a co-op market, a tavern, and other businesses.
A large old barn on the town site — which can just be seen on the left above — was preserved as a community theater and social center.
Greendale's chief planner was Wisconsin landscape architect Elbert Peets, a designer somewhat at odds with his own time.
"He disliked the curvilinear suburban streets and sweeping lawns then in fashion," according to William H. Tishler in his book, Midwestern Landscape Architecture.
In 1917, he had visited a number of European cities. "He was especially impressed with the urban squares, piazzas, and parks that he saw on foot," according to Tishler.
"To Peets. . . , the 'calamity of the first magnitude' was the reverence given by American landscape architects to 'the English landscaped style of gardening.' A proper antidote for the 'native-imitative' design schemes. . . could be found in 'such rudimentary principles of design as straightness, uniformity, economy and equal balance.'"
He blamed Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., for making nature "the holy word of his time." He believed Central Park was a failure because its planners had "thought of the city as the enemy of the country."
Accordingly — and also influenced by American colonial towns and midwestern villages — he built his experimental town "around a line instead of a point," writes Tishler.
There was a long main boulevard. Side streets were mostly straight and set into grids.
Most houses were placed within several feet of the curb.
There are two drawings of Peet's plan here, on pages 205 and 208 (you will need to scroll up and down).
And, unlike as in some other planned communities, "Peets also assumed that midwesterners would prefer housing lots that were 'definitely bounded and privately controlled.'"
He called Greendale "a workingmen's town" — "in actuality and in appearance it must be direct, simple, and practical, free of snobbishness, not afraid of standardization."
He did not neglect the new community's link to the countryside, desiring that "our people may have close contact with the land and its plants and also with farm life and its work."
"The initial plan was for two-thousand acres of permanent open space* encircling the residential districts. Greendale was unique among the three federal towns. . . since its greenbelt included exceptionally productive agricultural land — seventeen dairy farms and twenty-three small truck and poultry farms. Besides providing for some continuation of farming, Peets planned for hiking and cross-country ski trails through much of the greenbelt. Moreover, . . . he assured, 'we shall do whatever we can to preserve and create communities of native plants.'"Peets ultimately used non-natives for about a quarter of all the landscaping plants, which incurred the ire of Jens Jensen; he called it "a tragedy." Peets answered that the number of Jensen-approved plants were too few and that certain non-native plants "were appropriate to the setting," according to Tishler.** (That debate continues.)
Jenson was also unhappy that the recently reconstructed Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia provided the models for Greendale's Village Hall and other public buildings: "The buildings are lost. Frank Lloyd Wright, a true son of Wisconsin, should have been the guiding hand, but a profit [sic] is always stoned in his own country."
(A have to say that I once saw Wright's plan for Broadacre City at Taliesin, and it was dismal — all about the car.)
Greendale's particularly house-y houses were designed by architect Harry Bentley.
"[M]ost of the residential buildings exhibit a stripped-down, functional, modernistic variant of the Colonial Revival style in which architectural features, such as hipped roofs, brick pilasters and quoins, wide brick chimneys, and enclosed vestibules are predominant," according to Greendale's National Historic Landmark Registration Form.
"Others reflect a simplification of the English Cottage Style through the use of gabled roofs, the placement of chimneys on the street-side elevations, and window configuration."
I like the garage/shed side buildings, below.
They look like a re-use of shipping containers (although they probably aren't); the effect is rather current.
A limited budget helped determine both the fairly simple houses and, some thought, Old World look of the town, according to Tishler.
"Greendale's planning staff paid a great deal of attention to keeping down costs. Cinderblock, stucco, whitewash, and drab-colored paints could be purchased locally and inexpensively; once in place the materials were regarded as providing a 'gracious functionalism' to a workingmen's village. Peets and Bentley disavowed any intention to imitate European villages, and were somewhat bewildered when early visitors commented on the similarity."
Originally, all the families rented their dwellings from the government. But after 1950, they were given the right to purchase their units. Nearly all were in private ownership two years later.
In 2012, Greendale was named a National Historic Landmark.
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How often have I loitered o'er thy green,
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I'm sorry that there was no "The Sunday porch" post yesterday — the internet was out most of the day.
* "Unfortunately, the large greenbelt that Peets so strongly sought to maintain and protect was reduced in size; today, only a small version exists as part of the Root River Parkway," according to Tishler.
**According to Greendale's National Historic Landmark Registration Form, Peets said that his proposed plants "needed little skilled care and . . . were familiar to the residents. Familiarity, in Peets's terms meant plants, shrubs, and trees that appealed to the average person and were likely to evoke the image of small town America, drawing from a long history of use and collective memory in the Midwest. Regardless of whether such species were technically endemic to the Great Lakes region, their use was justified on the basis that such old favorites were culturally appropriate, had popular appeal, and responded favorably to the growing conditions of the upper Midwest. "
There are some good old drawings and plans and pictures of a more recent Greendale if you scroll to the last pages of the Registration Form.
"Washington, D.C. The home of Miss Norma Kale, a Woodrow Wilson High School English teacher," October 1943, by Esther Bubley, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (all photos here).
What a charming, patchwork quilt of a house: a Gothic window, a Dutch Colonial Revival shape, and a couple of Greek columns. The screened porch angles away from each side of the door. There are climbing rose canes around the downstairs windows.
The specific location is not given. The Palisades neighborhood in northwest Washington comes to mind. It still has old tall trees and funny little houses set among them. But much more of the city must have looked that way 70 years ago.
Bubley took a large number of photographs of students and teachers at Woodrow Wilson High School — including several of Miss Kale grading papers at home and hosting the editors of the student newspaper in front of the fire in her living room.
Two of the pictures also include an elderly man, who may have been her father; she was about 40 at the time.
"Miss Norma Kale. . . greeting some of her students who have come to her home on a Sunday afternoon."
I like the old concrete and wire fence and gate too. It looks like the posts go up to support an arbor over the gate.
Sadly, an In Memoriam page in the 1956 Woodrow Wilson yearbook said that Miss Kale had died in March of that year. It noted that "Miss Kale placed importance on nature and the worth of human character, rather than on material possessions."
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Mother and daughter cut flowers in their cottage style garden in Greenbelt, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., September 1938, by Marion Post Wolcott, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Greenbelt was one of three* "greenbelt" towns created by the New Deal federal government in the late 1930s. The built-from-scratch communities were designed to provide the best of both city and country living.
In addition to affordable housing, they incorporated commercial, medical, educational, and social facilities — all within park-like landscaping.
. . .Greenbelt was an experiment in both the physical and social planning that preceded its construction. Homes were grouped in superblocks, with a system of interior walkways permitting residents to go from home to town center without crossing a major street. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic were carefully separated. The two curving major streets were laid out upon and below a crescent-shaped natural ridge. Shops, school, ball fields, and community buildings were grouped in the center of this crescent.
. . .The first families were chosen not only to meet [low] income criteria, but also to demonstrate willingness to participate in community organizations.
[They] arrived on October 1, 1937, [and] found no established patterns or institutions of community life. Almost all were under 30 years of age. All considered themselves pioneers in a new way of life. A mix of blue and white collar workers, they reflected the religious composition of Baltimore and Washington, D.C.—Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish; but because of the racial bias controlling public policy at that time, all were white.**
. . .In 1952, when Congress voted to sell off the greenbelt towns, citizens in Greenbelt formed a housing cooperative (Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation, later Greenbelt Homes, Inc.)
– "The History of Greenbelt, Maryland"
"Old Greenbelt" has been well preserved over the years and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. The photo above shows some of its rowhouses with gardens in 2005. It was taken by James W. Rosenthal for an Historic American Buildings Survey (via Library of Congress).
More Library of Congress photos of Greenbelt are here (1938) and here (2005).
*Along with Greendale, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee, and Greenhills, Ohio, near Cincinnati.
**The Census found that 41% of residents were African-American in 2000.
Greenhills, Ohio, October 1938, by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Greenhills, Ohio is one of only three "Greenbelt Towns" built [by the federal government] in the United States. The other two are Greenbelt, Maryland, and Greendale, Wisconsin. The three towns had their start during the Depression Era.*
. . . The building of these towns provided much needed jobs for those in the trades (brick layers, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, etc.), as well as people not in the trades who worked at clearing land, digging trenches, etc.
. . . The most important aspect of these towns was to provide low income families with affordable housing to raise their children in and a safe environment with access to large open "green" spaces. Pathways were created in each section of homes to connect the sections to each other, as well as provide a pathway to the Village center.
– The Village of Greenhills website
There are more Library of Congress photos of Greenhills here.
*The first residents moved in in April 1938.


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Renowned Georgia author Janisse Ray will highlight the 2011 Georgia ForestWatch Wild & Woolly Forest Festival & Native Plant Sale on Saturday at the Sautee Nacoochee Center.
Like a scene from a Shakespearean play, fair maidens in flowing gowns will take to a stage shaded by woods to dance in the fading sunlight this weekend.
The North Georgia Chamber Symphony is set to kick off a weekend filled with performances in North Georgia.
DAHLONEGA - Presented by North Georgia College & State University and the Dahlonega Arts Council, "Rodin: The Figure in Bronze" features 24 posthumous original bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin, a master sculptor in human forms and anatomy.
Performers with the Gainesville High School Theatre group will be trying their hands at bringing "Guys and Dolls" to life for their season closer.
The 13th annual Rubber Duck Derby to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County is scheduled for Saturday at Clark's Bridge Park on Lake Lanier.
The Gainesville Symphony Orchestra will team up with local youth to perform the Spring Fusion Concert on Saturday.
If anglophiles among us still are feeling a bit British-y after the big nuptials, they can end their weekend with a final bit of culture from the Isles.
Planning, practice and a government arts grant have made it possible for the Voices of North Georgia to perform "Carmina Burana" this weekend.
Good clean entertainment. That is the goal of comedian James Gregory.
The next seven days will be filled with a flurry of activity in downtown Gainesville.
Hey, sports fans, if you're looking to decorate with a three-foot-high red elephant, a la Gainesville High School, or a Georgia Bulldog face jug, make the trip on May 7 to the Gillsville Folk Pottery Festival.
He may have gotten his feet wet in the music industry with the pop-rock group Last November, but Luke Pilgrim is ready to get back to his country roots.
This weekend's Georgia Mountain BirdFest is shaping up to be the Woodstock of bird watching.
The folks at Free Chapel are planning to present the story of Jesus' life and sacrifice in living color with their weekend production of "AD33...The Year That Changed the World."
Gospel and bluegrass music will be paired with fresh food for the "Maters & Music" event in Northeast Georgia this weekend.
Beer, wines and bands with the names such as Twisted Whiskey and Southern Accent will pour into Dawsonville for a festival this weekend.
Sounds from the 19th century will ring throughout the Piedmont College chapel Sunday afternoon as a new musical group performs for the first time.
A trio of siblings will show off their abilities to pull and pluck their own strings, musically that is.
Wine enthusiasts may indulge in more than 75 domestic, international and regional wines, as well as locally crafted beers this weekend in Braselton.
Iceland's majestic scene, the outdoor life and the impact of Elephant Six is the focus of three separate art endeavours at the University of North Georgia this month.
Garlic may drive away the vampires, but it brings in the food lovers.
Most musicians credit their bandmates for their growth as artists, but Karl Reising, the bassist for Mid Life Crisis, actually owes his life to his fellow musicians.
Family Promise of Hall County will crank up the tunes this Saturday to help make the dreams of many local homeless families come true.
Wine enthusiasts wishing to imbibe in the reds and whites fermented and corked in Northeast Georgia will have a chance this weekend.
Clay creations from juired gallery artists along with pieces from White County students adorn the walls in the Sautee Nacoochee Center until Sept. 7.
While New York City can experience Shakespeare in the Park, Hall County residents can picnic and enjoy an original tale on Lake Lanier.
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