Downtown
Download or Read eBook Downtown PDF written by Robert M. Fogelson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert M. Fogelson |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 505 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300098273 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300098278 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Downtown by : Robert M. Fogelson
Book excerpt: Annotation Downtown is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. Urban historian Robert Fogelson gives a riveting 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 book provides a new and often starling perspective on downtown's rise and fall.
