Downtown Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950

Name: Downtown Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950
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ISBN: 9780300098273

ISBN-10: 0300098278

ISBN-13: 9780300098273

Edition: 2003

Authors: Robert M. Fogelson

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This is a history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the story of how downtown changed over time. Drawing on a wide array of contemporary sources, it gives an account of spatial politics in urban America.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 4/10/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 492
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.89" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English

Robert M. Fogelson is professor of urban studies and history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.



Introduction



The Business District: Downtown in the Late Nineteenth Century



Derailing the Subways: The Politics of Rapid Transit



The Sacred Skyline: The Battle over Height Limits



The Central Business District: Downtown in the 1920s



The Specter of Decentralization: Downtown During the Great Depression and World War II



Wishful Thinking: Downtown and the Automotive Revolution



Inventing Blight: Downtown and the Origins of Urban Redevelopment



Just Another Business District? Downtown in the Mid Twentieth Century


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index