Main Street, U.S.A. is patterned after a typical Midwest town of the early 20th century. It is a popular myth that Walt Disney derived inspiration from his boyhood town of Marceline, Missouri, but it
Main Street, U.S.A. is modeled after a typical American Midwest town of the early 20th century, though its exact inspirations have long been debated. © Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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