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Ride the streetcar that helped launch a wave of suburban development across the nation.

The first road ever paid for by the federal government, which paved the way for settlers.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1847.

Philadelphia, PA. Founded by William Penn in 1682.

Washington, DC. Built by Hilyard Robinson in 1938.

This cross-country road laid the groundwork for America’s love affair with the road trip.

See how Kalamazoo turned "Main Street" into a pedestrian mall.

L.A.'s "Miracle Mile," a revolutionary new shopping district catering to motorists.

Once known as the “Black Wall Street” until a violent mob burned it to the ground in 1921.

Memphis, Tennessee. Designed by George Kessler in 1906.

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