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Worthy of the nation : the history of planning for the national capital / National Capital Planning Commission ; Frederick Gutheim, consultant.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UDC HT 168 .W3 U52 1977
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- United States. National Capital Planning Commission.
- Series:
- United States. National Capital Planning Commission. National Capital Planning Commission historical studies.
- National Capital Planning Commission historical studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Washington (D.C.)--History.
- City planning.
- City planning--United States.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Genre:
- Government publications
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1977.
- Contents:
- Prologue: The Washington Plan in Past and Present
- Photographic Essay: The National Capital City
- The Planned Central City, 1790-1800
- The Port City, 1800-1860
- The Civil War, 1860-1865
- The Postbellum City, 1865-1900
- The McMillan Plan, 1901-1902
- Toward Metropolis, 1902-1926
- The Early National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1926-1933
- The Dew Deal in Planning, 1933-1941
- World War II and Postwar Years, 1941-1952
- The Turnaround, 1952-1960
- Mobility, 1920-1976
- New Agendas in Policies and Comprehensive Plans, 1960-1968
- The Redevelopment Theme, 1945-1976
- The Metropolitan Region Theme, 1945-1976
- Epilogue: The New Washington
- Photographic Essay: Faces and Forms of Washington
- Bibliographic Essay
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-403) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: United States. National Capital Planning Commission. Worthy of the nation.
- ISBN:
- 0874744962
- 9780874744965
- 0874744970 pbk.
- 9780874744972 pbk
- 0874744970 pbk
- OCLC:
- 3089052
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