The Gruen Plan for Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin Central District Study

This first image depicts the retail district of Oberlin in 1957, as well as VGA's vision of Oberlin in 1975.


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Oberlin Central District Study by Victor Gruen Associates, page 9
courtesy of Oberlin College Archives

Later in the document, the images become more detailed.
Note the preservation, in form and function, of the Oberlin Inn and the Apollo (a movie theatre).


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Oberlin Central District Study by Victor Gruen Associates, page 11
courtesy of Oberlin College Archives

What might have been...


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Oberlin Central District Study by Victor Gruen Associates, page 18
courtesy of Oberlin College Archives

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