a history of the place and the people who made it Isenberg, Alison. creator text bibliography ilu Chicago University of Chicago Press c2004 2004 monographic eng

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xviii, 441 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Introduction. Beyond decline: assessing the values of urban commercial life in the twentieth century -- City beautiful or beautiful mess? The gendered origins of a civic ideal -- Fixing an image of commercial dignity: postcards and the business of planning Main Street -- "Mrs. Consumer," "Mrs. Brown America," and "Mr. Chain Store Man": economic woman and the laws of retail -- Main Street's interior frontier: innovation amid Depression and War -- "The Demolition of our outworn past": Suburban shoppers and the logic of urban renewal -- The hollow prize? Black buyers, racial violence, and the riot renaissance -- Animated by nostalgia: preservation and vacancy since the 1960s -- Conclusion. "The lights are much brighter there". Alison Isenberg. Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-419) and index. n-us--- Cities and towns United States History Central business districts United States History City and town life United States History Community life United States History Inner cities United States History Urban renewal United States History City planning United States History Villes âEtats-Unis Histoire Quartiers d'affaires âEtats-Unis Histoire Vie urbaine âEtats-Unis Histoire Communautâe âEtats-Unis Histoire Centres villes âEtats-Unis Histoire Râenovation urbaine âEtats-Unis Histoire Urbanisme âEtats-Unis Histoire Steden Histoire Ville Vie urbaine Quartier d'affaires Communautâe Renouveau urbain Planification urbaine Urbanisme Centre-ville âEtats-Unis HT123 I78d 2004 307.76/0973 15.85 0226385078 (alk. paper) 9780226385075 (alk. paper) 0226385086 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780226385082 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2003024058 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi053/2003024058.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/uchi051/2003024058.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003024058.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi053/2003024058.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/uchi051/2003024058.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003024058.html DLC 031107 20230410120733.0 53812