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As an archetype for an entire class of places, Main Street has become one of America's most popular and idealized images. In Main Street Revisited, the first book to place the design of small downtowns in spatial and chronological context, Richard Francaviglia finds the sources of romanticized images of this archetype, including Walt Disney's Main Street USA, in towns as diverse as Marceline, Missouri, and Fort Collins, Colorado. Francaviglia interprets Main Street both as a real place and as an expression of collective assumptions, designs, and myths; his Main Streets are treasure troves of historic patterns. Using many historical and contemporary photographs and maps for his extensive fieldwork and research, he reveals a rich regional pattern of small-town development that serves as the basis for American community design. He underscores the significance of time in the development of Main Street's distinctive personality, focuses on the importance of space in the creation of place, and concentrates on popular images that have enshrined Main Street in the collective American consciousness.

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Author:   Richard Francaviglia ,  Wayne Franklin
Publisher:   University of Iowa Press
Imprint:   University of Iowa Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780877455431

ISBN 10:   0877455430
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Overall, this highly enjoyable work will remind scholars of the diversity and experiences of American townscapes (as well as new directions for research), while inviting students and general readers into new knowledge and reflection on the streets around them. Choice

<p> Overall, this highly enjoyable work will remind scholars of the diversity and experiences of American townscapes (as well as new directions for research), while inviting students and general readers into new knowledge and reflection on the streets around them. -- Choice

Overall, this highly enjoyable work will remind scholars of the diversity and experiences of American townscapes (as well as new directions for research), while inviting students and general readers into new knowledge and reflection on the streets around them. Choice Overall, this highly enjoyable work will remind scholars of the diversity and experiences of American townscapes (as well as new directions for research), while inviting students and general readers into new knowledge and reflection on the streets around them. -- Choice

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