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A history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. Urban historian Robert Fogelson gives an account of how downtown - and the way Americans thought about it - changed between 1880 and 1950, offering a perspective on downtown's rise and fall.

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"A thorough and accomplished history." Samuel Zipp, Washington Post Book World "Superlative... exceedingly provocative as well as informative... makes a vital contribution to the study of American life." Publishers Weekly "A stimulating new history of a long-neglected subject." Witold Rybczynski, Wilson Quarterly

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 4/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300098273, 978-0300098273
      ISBN10: 0300098278
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      History of the Americas Social and cultural history Urban communities / city life

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. Urban historian Robert Fogelson gives an account of how downtown - and the way Americans thought about it - changed between 1880 and 1950, offering a perspective on downtown's rise and fall.

      Trade Review
      "A thorough and accomplished history." Samuel Zipp, Washington Post Book World "Superlative... exceedingly provocative as well as informative... makes a vital contribution to the study of American life." Publishers Weekly "A stimulating new history of a long-neglected subject." Witold Rybczynski, Wilson Quarterly

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