Fogelson, Robert M.

Downtown : Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (506 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Business District: Downtown in the Late Nineteenth Century -- 2. Derailing the Subways: The Politics of Rapid Transit -- 3. The Sacred Skyline: The Battle over Height Limits -- 4. The Central Business District: Downtown in the 1920s -- 5. The Specter of Decentralization: Downtown During the Great Depression and World War II -- 6. Wishful Thinkings -- Downtown and the Automotive Revolution -- 7. Inventing Blight: Downtown and the Origins of Urban Redevelopment -- 8. Just Another Business District? Downtown in the Mid Twentieth Century -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

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9780300133400


Central business districts -- United States -- History.


Electronic books.

HT123.F64 2001

307.3/3316/0973