Preserving the vanishing city : historic preservation amid urban decline in Cleveland, Ohio / Stephanie Ryberg-Webster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryberg-Webster, Stephanie, author.

Series:

Urban life, landscape, and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic preservation--Ohio--Cleveland--Case studies.

Historic preservation.

Urban renewal--Ohio--Cleveland--Case studies.

Urban renewal.

Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc--History--20th century.

Cleveland (Ohio).

Cleveland (Ohio)--Economic conditions--20th century.

Buildings.

Economic history.

Ohio--Cleveland.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"Chronicles the rise of historic preservation as a field of advocacy and practice in Cleveland during the 1970s and early 1980s, comprehensively documenting the history of preservation within the context of one city's urban decline"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Preservation amid Urban Decline

Chapter 1: Institutionalizing Historic Preservation

Chapter 2: Documenting the Industrial City

Chapter 3: Preservation Planning for Downtown Revitalization

Chapter 4: Urban Pioneering in the Age of Decline

Chapter 5: Preserving Neighborhoods as the Space of Everyday Life

Chapter 6: Preservation within a Changing Racial Landscape

Chapter 7: Rehabbing the City

Epilogue: Preserving the Vanishing City.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Eden fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Ryberg-Webster, Stephanie. Preserving the vanishing city

ISBN:

9781439923856

143992385X

9781439923863

1439923868

OCLC:

1348935349