A Nice Place to Visit Tourism and Urban Revitalization in the Postwar Rustbelt

Author/Creator:

Cowan, Aaron

Publication/Creation:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, op. 2016

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

A Nice Place to Visit Tourism and Urban Revitalization in the Postwar Rustbelt / Aaron Cowan

Series Titles:

Urban life, landscape and policy
Urban Life, Landscape and Policy

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Changement social--États-Unis (nord-est)--1945- ...
Villes--Renovation--États-Unis (nord-est)--1945- ...
Tourisme--États-Unis (nord-est)--1945- ...
Baltimore (Md.)--Social conditions--20th century
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Social conditions--20th century
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Social conditions--20th century
Saint Louis (Mo.)--Social conditions--20th century
United States--Social conditions--1945-
United States--Economic conditions--1945-

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Urban Decline and the Search for Solutions in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis after 1945 -- Part I. Heads in Beds and a Box with Docks: Conventions and the Restructuring of the Central City, 1945-1975 -- From Social Center to Convention Center: The Changing Function of Downtown Hotels in Postwar Cincinnati -- "Fear and Greed": Race, the St. Louis Convention Center, and the Decline of Liberalism in the Postwar City -- Part II. Cities Are Fun! Tourism, Image Making, and the "Livable City," 1970-1990 -- City of Champions: Three Rivers Stadium and the Shaping of Pittsburgh's Postwar Image -- The Accidental Tourist Trap: Image Making and the "Livable City" in Baltimore's Inner Harbor -- Epilogue.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937013714002486

ISBN:

1-4399-1347-1

OCLC Number:

969025616
947838059