Publication Date

Spring 2003

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

In northwestern California, nestled between the Eel River and redwood forests, survives the lumber mill company town of Scotia. For over one hundred years, the Pacific Lumber Company has owned and operated this small and friendly community. As one of the last surviving company towns in America, Scotia provides a glimpse of early efforts at site planning since much of its traditional layout endures. Where and how Scotia fits within the history of American company towns is explored in this paper. Also addressed is the evolution of company town design as a whole and the ways in which towns reflected the planning design issues of their times. In more detail, this company paper looks at the lumber mill company towns of the Pacific Northwest and their relationship to company town design historically. The focus of the paper is Scotia and how it fits within the broader evolution of company town design. Looking at current planning trends, the paper will address the relationship of Scotia’s company town design with respect to some of the planning ideals espoused by the New Urbanism.

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