Mark Byrnes
Mark Byrnes is an associate editor at The Atlantic Cities.
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Videos
9 Years Later, Nobody Misses the Concorde
In hindsight, supersonic commercial travel turned out to be a very brief period in the history of aviation.
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The Islanders' Move: A Harbinger of Suburban Decline?
The Islanders asked Long Island for a more urban stadium. Voters refused, and the rest is history.
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Photos
The World's Least Boring Gas Stations
These gas stations do a better job than most at catching the eye of the weary driver.
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16 Parking Garages Worth Looking At
Miami may be the international hub of memorable parking, but it’s not the only city sporting glitzy garages.
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In Cleveland, a Flashy New Museum But an Even Better Neighborhood
A new art museum debuts in Cleveland's University Circle, a part of town that has avoided much of the city's economic struggles.
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The Architectural Legacy of Spain's Building Boom
In the first decade of the 21st century, Spain was defined by bold building. But the recession has brought the country's architectural ambitious to a halt.
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Videos
Canada's Rail System May Have Peaked...in 1968
The Turbo train once took riders between Toronto and Montreal in less than 4 hours. Now all we have left are these incredible promotional videos.
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The Outsized Legacy of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium
Camden Yards may have been a groundbreaking project, but plenty of locals still long for a less stylish sports past.
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Television as Urban Regeneration: Manchester's MediaCityUK
BBC is decentralizing to Northern England as part of a sweeping urban redevelopment project. Can it bring some of London's prosperity with it?
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How a Political Convention Helped Save America's First Modernist Skyscraper
In 2000, the RNC unwittingly became a preservationist force in Philadelphia.
