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Autore |
Fisher Lewis F. |
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Titolo |
Saving San Antonio : the preservation of a heritage / / Lewis F. Fisher ; foreword by T. R. Fehrenbach |
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San Antonio : , : Maverick Books, Trinity University Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 606 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historic preservation - Texas - San Antonio - History |
Urban renewal - Texas - San Antonio - History |
San Antonio (Tex.) Buildings, structures, etc Conservation and restoration |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-589) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the goose with the golden eggs -- Part I. Preservation west of the Mississippi begins in San Antonio (1879-1924) -- A city of "odd and antiquated foreignness" -- Preservation becomes a cause -- The "march of progress" quickens -- Part II. Feeding the golden goose (1924-1941) -- Artistic activists organize -- The Spanish revival -- Putting San José Mission back together -- Showdowns on the river -- Part III. Clashing over urban redevelopment (1941-1971) -- Conservationists enter a new era -- Six flags over San Antonio -- Doomsday for city parks -- An urban expressway sparks a ten-year war -- A world's fair caught in the cross fire -- Washington politics and detente -- Part IV. Cutting deals (1971-1996) -- Viva NIOSA! -- Arsenal to Ursuline -- No shows at the Texas, none x-rated at the Aztec -- Hits and misses -- The case of the Fairmount Hotel -- Part V. Toward San Antonio's fourth century (since 1996) -- Smartphones to the rescue -- The core city crucible -- Defending cultural heritage -- A World Heritage Site. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Peels back the myths surrounding more than a century of preservation triumphs and failures to reveal a lively mosaic of San Antonio's cultural and architectural soul"-- |
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