sentences:  observed that the city had then been structured around the automotive culture that was dominant at the time, with all of the buildings oriented towards the highway.It was the norm for buildings to have "rhetorical front and conventional behind", in other words a decorated façade visible from the highway but a less decorative aspect where not visible.The casinos and motels also sported ground-level parking at the front, between the building and the highway, a feature that Venturi considered to be distinctive.