Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950Drawing on a wide array of contemporary sources, Robert M. Fogelson brings downtown to life, first as the business district, then as the central business district, and finally as just another business district. His book vividly recreates the long-forgotten battles over subways and skyscrapers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. And it provides a fresh, often startling perspective on elevated highways, parking bans, urban redevelopment, and other controversial issues. This groundbreaking book will be a revelation to scholars, city planners, policymakers, and general readers interested in American cities and American history."--Jacket. |
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User Review - jonerthon - LibraryThingThe author claimed in the foreword of this title that someone had to take on the project of chronicling how large urban downtowns came to be, but I'm not sure I agree. He also began with the personal ... Read full review
Downtown: its rise and fall, 1880-1950
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictOne of the nation's leading urban historians, Fogelson (urban studies, MIT; The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930) examines the history of the American city center, from a position of ... Read full review
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| Title | Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950 |
| Author | Robert M. Fogelson |
| Edition | unabridged |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0300090625, 9780300090628 |
| Length | 492 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / 20th Century Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social Social Science / Sociology / Urban |
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