Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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The architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) was contracted to provide a layout for the town and house designs. SOM Partner John O. Merrill moved to Tennessee to take charge of designing the secret buildings at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He directed the creation of a town, which soon had 300 miles of roads, 55 miles of railroad track, ten schools, seven theaters, 17 restaurants and cafeterias, and 13 supermarkets. A library with 9,400 books, a symphony orchestra, sporting facilities, church services for 17 denominations, and a Fuller Brush Company salesman served the new city and its 75,000 residents. Prefabricated modular homes, apartments, and dormitories, many made from cemesto (bonded cement and asbestos) panels, were quickly erected. Streets were laid out in the manner of a "planned community."
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| City of Oak Ridge official website City of Oak Ridge official website www.cortn.org - Web |
| Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau oakridgevisitor.com - Web |
| Historic photos of Oak Ridge during the Manhattan ... Historic photos of Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project www.flickr.com/photos/amse/sets/72157608279431255/ - Web |
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