Most modern US towns were basically founded about or after the time cars were invented. Or at least have experienced the vast amount of it’s growth since the car was invented. So stores and shops, courthouses, post offices, etc have just been built all over the place.
Many(most?) older towns did have a town square, many still do in various forms. Though it’s not the town square they’re about; it’s the medium density mixed-use housing.
Do American towns not have town squares? My (European) town has 3, that I know of.
Most modern US towns were basically founded about or after the time cars were invented. Or at least have experienced the vast amount of it’s growth since the car was invented. So stores and shops, courthouses, post offices, etc have just been built all over the place.
Not really, we tend to have a “main street” where all the popular businesses are lined up, but otherwise a lot of towns are pretty car-centric.
Many(most?) older towns did have a town square, many still do in various forms. Though it’s not the town square they’re about; it’s the medium density mixed-use housing.
Fun fact… The mall was invented to replace the town square that an Austrian immigrant architect missed.