A Century Down Town
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A Century Down Town
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Author : Judith Mackinolty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A Century Down Town written by Judith Mackinolty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Law categories.
Twentieth Century Retailing In Downtown Detroit
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Author : Michael Hauser
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Twentieth Century Retailing In Downtown Detroit written by Michael Hauser and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
As Detroit developed northward from the riverfront, Woodward Avenue became a mecca for retail, restaurants, and services. The 1870s and 1880s saw many independent merchants open their doors. By 1890, a new type of one-stop shopping had developed: the department store. Detroit's venerable Newcomb Endicott and Company was closely followed by other trailblazers: J. L. Hudson Company, Crowley Milner and Company, and the Ernst Kern Company. At its peak in the 1950s, the Woodward Avenue area boasted over four million square feet of retail, making it one of America's preferred retail destinations. Other Detroit emporiums such as the homegrown S. S. Kresge Company set trends in consumer culture. Generations made the trek downtown for back-to-school events, Easter shows, holiday windows, and family luncheons. Then, with the advent of suburban shopping centers, downtown stores began competing with their own branch locations. By the 1970s and 1980s, the dominoes began to fall as both chain and independent stores abandoned the once prosperous Woodward Avenue.
A Century Downtown
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Author : Matt Kapp
language : en
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Release Date : 2020-02-04
A Century Downtown written by Matt Kapp and has been published by powerHouse Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-04 with History categories.
Showcasing an unprecedented array of photographs, paintings, renderings, drawings, and other images culled from dozens of archives and individual collections worldwide, A Century Downtown ensures that no one will ever forget the vast and varied history of this famous part of New York City. Catchphrases like "urban renewal" have a nice ring to them, but none measure up to the tectonic, often brutal metamorphoses that have remade Lower Manhattan over the last century. Downtown's defining cataclysmic event is undeniably 9/11. Yet we often forget that the original World Trade Center grew out of the wholesale demolition of an entire neighborhood, home to more than 300 electronics businesses employing some 30,000 workers. We forget that the first "worst terrorist attack in American history"-the Wall Street bombing of 1920-claimed 38 lives and triggered a tsunami of anti-immigrant sentiment that swept Warren G. Harding into the White House. We forget that Washington Street was once home to the biggest Arab-American community in the country, known as Little Syria, eventually displaced by the transportation appetite of a burgeoning suburbia. A Century Downtown raises these and other pivotal events-some mere footnotes to the city's official history-into sharp relief. It's a remarkable visual journey guided by a fascinating historical narrative that sheds new light on the evolution of Lower Manhattan over the past hundred years.
Downtown
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Author : Robert M. Fogelson
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2001-10-01
Downtown written by Robert M. Fogelson and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-01 with Social Science categories.
Winner of a Lewis Mumford Prize: “Extremely engaging reading for those interested in the history of cities and urban experience.” —Booklist 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 anyone interested in American cities and American history. “A thorough and accomplished history.” —The Washington Post Book World "Superlative . . . a vital contribution to the study of American life.” —Publishers Weekly “A superbly thorough analysis of the causes of inner-city blight, congestion, and economic decline in mid-20th century urban America.” —Library Journal Includes photographs
Downtown People Mover Detroit Michigan
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Author : United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Downtown People Mover Detroit Michigan written by United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Local transit categories.
Aia Guide To Downtown Minneapolis
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Author : Larry Millett
language : en
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Release Date : 2010
Aia Guide To Downtown Minneapolis written by Larry Millett and has been published by Minnesota Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
Let architecture critic Larry Millett be your guide to downtown Minneapolis, whose architectural history displays the uniqueness of this far-from-identical "twin" city. AIA Guide to Downtown Minneapolis includes walking tours for Nicollet Mall, the Warehouse District, the central riverfront, and the Elliot Park and Loring Park neighborhoods. Each tour is copiously illustrated with current and historic photographs and paired with detailed maps. This deeply informative guidebook is perfect for tourists discovering the Twin Cities and residents exploring what is right next door. Larry Millett has written extensively about Twin Cities architecture, notably in AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Twin Cities Then and Now, and Lost Twin Cities.
Downtown Urban Renewal Area Landmarks Washington D C
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Author : United States. National Capital Planning Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Downtown Urban Renewal Area Landmarks Washington D C written by United States. National Capital Planning Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Buildings categories.
The Physical City
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Author : Neil L. Shumsky
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-16
The Physical City written by Neil L. Shumsky and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Social Science categories.
First Published in 1996. Part of a series that brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. The physical development of cities and their infrastructure is considered in Volume 2, which focuses on city planning and its origins in the Rural Cemetery Movement, the City Beautiful Movement, and the role of business in advocating more rational and efficient urban places. Volume 2 also contains articles about essential aspects of the urban infra structure and the provision of basic services essential for urban survival—water, sewer, and transportation systems.
People Movement For Downtown Improvement
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Author : United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
People Movement For Downtown Improvement written by United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Central business districts categories.
Downtown Providence In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Joe Fuoco
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 1998-09
Downtown Providence In The Twentieth Century written by Joe Fuoco and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-09 with History categories.
The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America's century. As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach to the millennium, the topic of change is on everyone's mind--how our communities and lifestyles have changed over the past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve the past while facing the future in which the world seems to change ever faster.