The Crawford Automobile was a highly regarded small-production car made in Hagerstown, Maryland throughout the 1910s and early 1920s. The company also made a sporting version of the Crawford, called the Dagmar, starting in 1922. The last Crawfords were sold in 1923, but the Dagmar continued until 1927. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Hagerstown is a city located in Washington County, Maryland. ... Events and trends Technology Gideon Sundback patents the first modern zipper Harry Brearley invents stainless steel Charles P. Strite invents first pop-up bread toaster Science Einsteins theory of general relativity Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... Dagmar (November 29, 1921 – October 9, 2001) was a buxom television personality. ...
Automobiles are a large source of pollution, spewing tons of toxics and CO2 -- a major contributor to global warming -- into the air we breathe.
Crawford argues unapologetically that the car is a technology that has run wild, and that the time has come to reclaim city streets for human activities.
Crawford's book provides a well thought-out plan for pedestrian life, which, in the hands of an enlightened urbanist, can be used to drastically improve the quality of existing cities.