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Critics Of The Turn-of-the-century's City Beautiful Movement Denounced Its Projects--broad, Tree-lined Boulevards And Monumental But Low-lying Civic Buildings--as Grandiose And Unnecessary. In This Masterful Analysis, William H. Wilson Sees The Movement As Its Founders Did: As An Exercise In Participatory Politics Aimed At Changing The Way Citizens Thought About Cities. Frederick Law Olmsted And The City Beautiful Movement -- Municipal Improvement And Beautifying The Entire Community -- Columbian Exposition And The City Beautiful Movement -- Ideology And Aesthetics Of The City Beautiful Movement -- Struggle For An Urban Park And Boulevard System In Kansas City -- Elite Campaign For Beauty And Utility In Harrisburg -- John C. Olmsted's Plan For Seattle -- Bossism As Civic Idealism, Planning, And Reform In Denver -- Kansas City Union Station And The City Beautiful Ideal -- Collapse Of The Civic Center Dream In Seattle -- Realization Of The Civic Center Ideal In Denver -- Survival Of The City Beautiful Technique In Dallas -- Glory, Destruction, And Meaning Of The City Beautiful Movement. William H. Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 307-350) And Index.

Author

Wilson, Professor William H.

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801837586

Subjects

Sociology, History, Social Science