CHAPTER 8: MILTON AVENUE

Approach Strip: The Milton Avenue Corridor 

1) Scan the roadside businesses that you can see lining Milton Avenue from this location (some of them directly across the street from you). Observe the general maintenance and condition of these places, and the general architectural styles they represent. Based on this visible information, during what decades do you think this part of Milton Avenue developed initially? Cite some of your specific observations to help support your answer. 

2) Given your answer to the question above (and clues from the packet), try to explain why this portion of Milton Avenue probably developed when it did. What type of development would you find further south, closer to I-17, and why? 

3) What recognizable business logos can you see from this spot along Milton Avenue? List as many as you can see. Explain how these represent geographical indicators of a free-market economy and globalization.

Big Box: Barnes & Noble Bookstore

1) If Barnes & Noble is considered to be a "big box" store, than why does its architecture not live up to that description? What architectural style that you've seen elsewhere along the Walk better represent what you are seeing here? 

2) Would you consider this geographic space along Milton Avenue to be pedestrian-friendly, and designed specifically with the pedestrian in mind? Why or why not? Think about other types of landscapes you experienced along the Walk, and use specific examples of landscape elements here to support your answer.