Saving San Antonio : the preservation of a heritage / / Lewis F. Fisher ; foreword by T. R. Fehrenbach
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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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| Pubblicazione: | San Antonio : , : Maverick Books, Trinity University Press, , [2016] |
| ©2016 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 606 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Disciplina: | 976.4/351 |
| Soggetto topico: | Historic preservation - Texas - San Antonio - History |
| Urban renewal - Texas - San Antonio - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | San Antonio (Tex.) Buildings, structures, etc Conservation and restoration |
| Persona (resp. second.): | FehrenbachT. R. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-589) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Saving San Antonio |
| ISBN: | 1-59534-781-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910136844603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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