LEADER 03828nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910452233303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611731571 010 $a1-281-73157-9 010 $a0-300-13340-5 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300133400 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472107 035 $a(EBL)3420195 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000294285 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265879 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294285 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10312063 035 $a(PQKB)10862123 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000141133 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12046602 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141133 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10058368 035 $a(PQKB)11593331 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420195 035 $a(DE-B1597)485325 035 $a(OCoLC)1024031120 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300133400 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420195 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170886 035 $a(OCoLC)923590643 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472107 100 $a20010315d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDowntown$b[electronic resource] $eits rise and fall, 1880-1950 /$fRobert M. Fogelson 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (506 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-09062-5 311 $a0-300-09827-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [399]-474) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$t1. The Business District: Downtown in the Late Nineteenth Century --$t2. Derailing the Subways: The Politics of Rapid Transit --$t3. The Sacred Skyline: The Battle over Height Limits --$t4. The Central Business District: Downtown in the 1920's --$t5. The Specter of Decentralization: Downtown During the Great Depression and World War II --$t6. Wishful Thinking: Downtown and the Automotive Revolution --$t7. Inventing Blight: Downtown and the Origins of Urban Redevelopment --$t8. Just Another Business District? Downtown in the Mid Twentieth Century --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aWritten 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. 606 $aCities and towns$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aCentral business districts$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCities and towns$xHistory. 615 0$aCentral business districts$xHistory. 676 $a307.3 700 $aFogelson$b Robert M$01008839 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452233303321 996 $aDowntown$92478355 997 $aUNINA