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Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950

By Robert M. Fogelson

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0300098278, 9780300098273, 9780300133400
Open Library ID
OL9781734M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1803884 bytes)
Pages
506\506
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

A history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. Urban historian Robert Fogelson gives an account of how downtown - and the way Americans thought about it - changed between 1880 and 1950. Recreating battles over subways and skyscrapers, the introduction of elevated highways and parking bans, and other controversies, this work offers a perspective on downtown's rise and fall.

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