Lost Twin Cities - Hardcover

Larry Millett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087351274X ISBN 13: 9780873512749

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society, 1992

Synopsis

"An impressive sampling of the vanished buildings of the Twin Cities, tracing their history and including information on who the owners and architects were, how these structures were used, why they were torn down, and what occupies each site today. Highly recommended." —Library Journal

Lost Twin Cities is an architectural and social history of the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The richly illustrated text emphasizes the growth and development of the two downtowns in the nineteenth century and their subsequent alteration by urban renewal and other forces of change in the twentieth century.

About this title

From the Publisher

Winner, 1993 American Institute of Architects International Architecture Book Award

From Library Journal

As this book makes abundantly clear, many of the memorable buildings in Minneapolis and St. Paul have been lost to the wrecker's ball. Millett's carefully researched book is a valiant effort to reconstruct, in words and illustrations, this rich architectural legacy. The author ( The Curve of the Arch , Minnesota Historical Society, 1985) presents an impressive sampling of the vanished buildings of the Twin Cities, tracing their history and including information on who the owners and architects were, how these structures were used, why they were torn down, and what occupies each site today. Lost Twin Cities makes us mourn for the richness that has been lost but also makes us appreciate how much has survived. Highly recommended for anyone interested in urban history.
- H. Ward Jandl, National Park Svce., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 087351274X
• ISBN 13: 9780873512749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336