[PDF.24id] Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940

Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940

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 | #1470053 in eBooks |  1992-10-28 |  1992-10-28 | File type: PDF

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Book Review of John M. Findlay's Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940.|By Alexander B. Wathen|Findlay describes Western cities by pointing out among other things that they, having grown most of their growth since World War II during the age of the automobile, are not set in structure like the ones in the East. What he means is that because these citi|From Publishers Weekly|The four planned cityscapes examined in Findlay's arresting study had an impact on urban design and architecture across the United States. Disneyland, with its theme-park concept, influenced shopping malls, Main Streets and historic distri

The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes—Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair—John Findlay shows how each created a sense of cohesion and sustained people's belief in their superior urban environment. This first book-length study of the urban West after 1940 argues t...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940   |  John M. Findlay. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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