Tuesday Map: Vegas, baby!
Ever wonder why Americans consume so many resources? Take a gander at this very cool animated map of Las Vegas from Trulia, a real estate search firm. It shows the astonishing outward expansion of the United States’ fastest growing city, from the 1930s to the present. The dots correspond to new properties, and the colors ...
Ever wonder why Americans consume so many resources? Take a gander at this very cool animated map of Las Vegas from Trulia, a real estate search firm. It shows the astonishing outward expansion of the United States' fastest growing city, from the 1930s to the present. The dots correspond to new properties, and the colors correspond to time periods. (Click on the map to view the animation.)
Ever wonder why Americans consume so many resources? Take a gander at this very cool animated map of Las Vegas from Trulia, a real estate search firm. It shows the astonishing outward expansion of the United States’ fastest growing city, from the 1930s to the present. The dots correspond to new properties, and the colors correspond to time periods. (Click on the map to view the animation.)
Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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