Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950 (Revised)

Fogelson, Robert M

ISBN 10: 0300098278 / ISBN 13: 9780300098273

Published by YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950 (Revised)
• Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300098278
• ISBN 13: 9780300098273
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Written by one of this country's foremost urban historians Downtown is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how downtown--and the way Americans thought about downtown--changed over time. By showing how businessmen and property owners worked to promote the well-being of downtown even at the expense of other parts of the city it also gives a riveting account of spatial politics in urban America.
Drawing 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.

About the Author

Robert M. Fogelson is professor of urban studies and history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.