▁elect rical ▁lines ▁were ▁str ung , ▁connecting ▁homes ▁to ▁the ▁elect rical ▁grid . ▁ ▁These ▁changes ▁improved ▁ind oor ▁conditions , ▁and ▁people ▁began ▁to ▁ac quire ▁air ▁condition ing ▁and ▁television ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁on . ▁People ▁more ▁often ▁conducted ▁their ▁social ▁lives ▁inside ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁town ▁streets . ▁Arch itect ural ▁design ▁changed , ▁as ▁stores , ▁churches ▁and ▁homes ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁maximum ▁vent ilation ▁via ▁the ▁free ▁flow ▁of ▁air ▁from ▁open ▁windows ▁and ▁doors . ▁ ▁High ways ▁were ▁p aved ▁and ▁standard ized ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁making ▁travel ▁easier ▁and ▁linking ▁far ms ▁and ▁coun tr ys ide ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁mark ets , ▁and ▁the ▁towns ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁As ▁people ▁bought ▁more ▁autom ob iles , ▁they ▁stopped ▁using ▁the ▁rail road . ▁The ▁F ris co ▁ceased ▁passenger ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁as ▁un prof itable . ▁Wh oles ale ▁changes ▁resulted ▁from ▁rail road ▁rest ruct uring ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁F ris co ▁ended ▁fre ight ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁tr est les ▁were ▁dis m ant led , ▁rails ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁road bed ▁was ▁abandoned ▁to ▁nature . ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁Nation ▁Turn pi ke , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁had ▁only