02727nam 2200637 a 450 991095411710332120251116210427.00-253-22288-51-283-10174-297866131017470-253-00499-3(CKB)2560000000049099(OCoLC)706076573(CaPaEBR)ebrary10443352(SSID)ssj0000469473(PQKBManifestationID)11284083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469473(PQKBWorkID)10510223(PQKB)11044525(MiAaPQ)EBC3014852(MdBmJHUP)muse17066(Au-PeEL)EBL3014852(CaPaEBR)ebr10443352(CaONFJC)MIL310174(BIP)29907347(BIP)29907357(EXLCZ)99256000000004909920100701d2011 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGary, the most American of all American cities /S. Paul O'Hara1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20111 online resource (209 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-35598-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Gary, the magic city -- pt. 2. A city built on sand -- pt. 3. The very model of modern urban decay : decline and fall.U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built on the site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism and a bold experiment in urban planning. Gary became the canvas onto which the American public projected its hopes and fears about modern, industrial society. In its prime, Gary was known as "the magic city," "steel's greatest achievement," and "an industrial utopia"; later it would be called "the very model of urban decay." S. Paul O'Hara traces this stark reversal of fortune and reveals America's changing expectations. He delivers a riveting account of the boom or bust mentality of American industrialism from the turn of the 20th century to the present day.Steel industry and tradeIndianaGaryHistoryIndustrializationSocial aspectsIndianaGaryGary (Ind.)HistorySteel industry and tradeHistory.IndustrializationSocial aspects977.2/99O'Hara S. Paul1626287MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954117103321Gary, the most American of all American cities4468033UNINA