Local Landmarks Research Project

Use the links below to research the category of your local landmark. Make sure you cite all of your sources in Noodletools!

Community Centers

Community Centers and Associations

Recreation Movement in the US

Public Pools

The History of Swimming Pools

America's Pools Have a Long, Sad, Racist History

Public Schools

American Public Education: An Origin Story

Education to the Masses

Shopping Centers/Malls

Encyclopedia.com- Shopping Malls

The Death and Rebirth of America's Shopping Malls

Public Parks

Parks in Urban America

Urban Parks of the Past and Present

Public Transit

Mass Transit in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Urban Mass Transit in the US

Public Libraries

History of US Public Libraries

The History of the Library