Garden city movement through low taxes, low rents and more space. Despite Howard’s best efforts, the home prices in this garden city could not remain affordable for blue-collar workers to live in. The populations comprised mostly skilled middle class workers. After a decade, the First Garden City became profitable and started paying dividends to its investors. Although many viewed Letchworth as a success, it did not immediately inspire government investment into the next line of garden cities. In reference to the lack of government support for garden cities, Frederic James Osborn, a colleague of Howard and his eventual successor at the Garden City
Maybe It Was Memphis Maybe It Was Memphis "Maybe It Was Memphis" is a song written by Michael Anderson, and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis on two separate occasions. The second recording was released in 1991 as the fourth single from her album "Put Yourself in My Place". The song was first recorded by Phil Seymour whose bass player, Michael Anderson, wrote the song. Phil's version was released posthumously in 2001 on the expanded version of his 2nd Boardwalk album "Phil Seymour 2." It was produced by Richard Podolor. Tillis first cut the song on Warner Bros. Records in the late