Interview: Gordon Murray discusses what makes the Scottish town of Cumbernauld so dismal that residents want parts of town demolished

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MELISSA BLOCK
All Things Considered (NPR)
02-22-2005
Interview: Gordon Murray discusses what makes the Scottish town of Cumbernauld so dismal that residents want parts of town demolished

Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM

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The town of Cumbernauld in Scotland, just outside Glasgow, has a bit of an image problem. Several years ago the town had the dubious distinction of winning the Carbuncle Award given to the most dismal place in Scotland. The judges called Cumbernauld `soulless and inaccessible, something like Eastern Europe before the wall came down.' Well, some ...

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