The San Francisco Civic Center : a history of the design, controversies, and realization of a City Beautiful masterpiece / James W. Haas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas, James W., author.

Contributor:

Feinstein, Dianne, 1933-2023, writer of foreword.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civic centers.

History.

Urban beautification.

California--San Francisco.

United States.

Civic Center (San Francisco, Calif.)--History.

Civic Center (San Francisco, Calif.).

Civic centers--California--San Francisco--History.

Urban beautification--California--San Francisco--History.

Civic centers--United States--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 226 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The first and only book available which describes the origins of American civic centers and then tells the history of the greatest of the them, the San Francisco Civic Center"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The American civic center : origin and history

Victorian city hall and early city planning in San Francisco

California and the Chicago Exposition : the City Beautiful comes to San Francisco

The 1906 earthquake's aftermath : catastrophe, disarray, and indecision

The Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the creation of San Francisco's civic center

Breaking ground on the civic center

Between the wars : mayor Rolph forges ahead

Between the wars : veterans and the temple of music

Postwar and modernism

Late-century expansion : Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall and a new library

Recent decades and the present day : building towards Civic Center's centennial.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Haas, James W., author. San Francisco Civic Center

ISBN:

9781948908153

1948908158

OCLC:

1056201683