{"product_id":"a-nice-place-to-visit-9781439913468","title":"A Nice Place to Visit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did tourism gain a central role in the postwar American Rustbelt city? And how did tourism development reshape the meaning and function of these cities? These are the questions at the heart of Aaron Cowan’s groundbreaking book, \u003ci\u003eA Nice Place to Visit.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowan provides an insightful, comparative look at the historical development of Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore in the post–World War II period to show how urban tourism provided a potential solution to the economic woes of deindustrialization. \u003ci\u003eA Nice Place to Visit\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the visions of urban leaders who planned hotels, convention centers, stadiums, and festival marketplaces to remake these cities as tourist destinations. Cowan also addresses the ever-present tensions between tourist development and the needs and demands of residents in urban communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nice Place to Visit \u003c\/i\u003echarts how these Rustbelt cities adapted to urban decline and struggled to meet the ch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Urban Decline and the Search for Solutions in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis after 1945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003cbr\u003e Heads in Beds and a Box with Docks: Conventions and the Restructuring of the Central City, 1945–1975\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 From Social Center to Convention Center: The Changing Function of Downtown Hotels in Postwar Cincinnati\u003cbr\u003e 3 “Fear and Greed”: Race, the St. Louis Convention Center, and the Decline of Liberalism in the Postwar City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003cbr\u003e Cities Are Fun! Tourism, Image Making, and the “Livable City,” 1970–1990\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 City of Champions: Three Rivers Stadium and the Shaping of Pittsburgh's Postwar Image\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Accidental Tourist Trap: Image Making and the “Livable City” in Baltimore's Inner Harbor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408312279383,"sku":"9781439913468","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439913468.jpg?v=1730502396","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-nice-place-to-visit-9781439913468","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}