| Series |
Urban life, landscape, and policy
Urban life, landscape, and policy. ^A1191090
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| Contents |
Part I: Introduction: Downtown Politics after World War II. Chapter 1: St. Louis, Stan "The Man" Musial, and the Politics of Destruction -- Chapter 2: Arthur Rubloff and the Grinding Politics of Renewal in Chicago, 1947-1986 -- Chapter 3: William L. Rafsky and the Greater Philadelphia Movement, 1951-1985 -- Chapter 4: Albert E. Cobo's Detroit, Ernest J. Bohn's Cleveland, and Expressway Politics -- Part II: Refashioning the American City, 1970-2000. Chapter 5: George V. Voinovich and the Pursuit of Business in Cleveland -- Chapter 6: Coleman Young and Gambling on Detroit -- Chapter 7: Florence Scala, Mel Ravitz, and the People Left Behind in Five U.S. Cities -- Part III: Downtown's Continuing Allure, 2000-2020. Chapter 8: Richard M. Daley and Chicago's Thriving Downtown -- Chapter 9: Big City Hospitals: From Urban Renewal to the Next Growth Machine -- Chapter 10: "Gilbertville," "Ilitchville," and the Redevelopment of Detroit. |
| Abstract |
"This book looks at the politics of downtown business promotion as an urban renewal strategy from the end of World War II to the present, with a focus on five case cities: Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Cleveland"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022011190 |
| ISBN | 9781439920824 |
| ISBN | 9781439920817 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1439920818 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1439920826 paperback |
