Tales from the Morgue: The true story of London Bridge in Lake Havasu City
Everyone knows "London Bridge is falling down." We sang it as children. But that was all many Americans knew about the bridge. Then the developer of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, decided the bridge would make a nice addition to the area.
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It probably sounded like a confidence scam when people first heard of it. Who would have though one could actually buy London Bridge?
An editorial in the Arizona Daily Star indicated approval for the London Bridge to be rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, although it suggested that …
The state parks board gave McCulloch Properties permission to build, or rebuild, the London Bridge at Lake Havasu City, but the objected to th…
An agreement was finally reached on the placement of London Bridge and the presence of a lagoon.
Planned cities and towns are a relatively new phenomenon, beginning in the 20th century. Until then, towns and cities evolved and grew as the …
Rebuilding London Bridge took a great deal of expertise. Even from the sellers.
Now that the bridge was finally being rebuilt at Lake Havasu, the deal makers got to relax about it. Some might have even relaxed a bit too much.
It took a lot of time and even more work, but finally London Bridge was almost ready for its grand unveiling.
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