Acclaimed Author James Howard Kunstler to appear in Torrington On Tuesday evening May 22nd, the Torrington Historic Preservation Trust and the local chapter of the Connecticut Green Party will sponsor a program by author, James H. Kunstler. The lecture and slide show will focus on the history of urban and suburban development and the future of our cities.
Admission is free.
James Howard Kunstler of Saratoga Springs, New York is the author of two books on the subject of place and environment. The book describes how our landscape has been turned into sprawlscape marked by cartoon architecture and a ravaged countryside. More importantly he prescribes through examples how we can recapture the American dream of place and fashion cities and towns to include the features that we once built instinctively. In addition to The Geography of Nowhere and Home from Nowhere, Mr. Kunstler is the author of eight novels including The Halloween Ball and An Embarrassment of Riches. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times Sunday Magazine and Op-Ed page, where he has written on environmental and economic issues.