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10 Streets That Changed America
A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around: from Broadway in New York and Wilshire in Los Angeles, to the Boston Post Road and the Lincoln Highway. Find out which 10 streets made the list.
Episode Clips
Woodward Was One of the First Streets to Adapt to the Car
Woodward Avenue in Detroit was one of the first streets to fully adapt to the automobile.
Web Extra: Segregation on Streetcars
Richard Campanella, professor at Tulane University, talks about segregation in New Orleans
Web Extra: Artifacts of the Boston Post Road
Many historic remnants can still be found along today's Boston Post Road.
Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse
Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road.
Web Extra: How A Highway Paved the Way to Opportunities
The Lincoln Highway gave women and people of color unprecedented freedom to travel.
Web Extra: The Fight to Remember Black Wall Street
Reconciliation Park is an effort to remember and learn from the devastation in Tulsa, OK.
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