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The Great Society Subway : A History of the Washington Metro.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Creating the North American Landscape SeriesPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (374 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801889066
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Great Society SubwayDDC classification:
  • 388.4/28/09753
LOC classification:
  • HE4491.W44 W376 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The City, 1791-1955 -- 2 The Plans, 1955-1965 -- 3 The Stations, 1965-1967 -- 4 The Region, 1966-1967 -- 5 The Bridge, 1966-1971 -- 6 The Builders, 1972-1976 -- 7 The Money, 1972-1980 -- 8 The District -- 9 The Suburbs -- 10 The Riders -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The City, 1791-1955 -- 2 The Plans, 1955-1965 -- 3 The Stations, 1965-1967 -- 4 The Region, 1966-1967 -- 5 The Bridge, 1966-1971 -- 6 The Builders, 1972-1976 -- 7 The Money, 1972-1980 -- 8 The District -- 9 The Suburbs -- 10 The Riders -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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