A good place to do business : the politics of downtown renewal since 1945 / Roger Biles and Mark H. Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biles, Roger, 1950- author.

Rose, Mark H., 1942- author.

Series:

Urban life, landscape, and policy.

Urban life, landscape, and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--United States--Case studies.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This book looks at the politics of downtown business promotion as an urban renewal strategy from the end of World War II to the present, with a focus on five case cities: Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Cleveland"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction: Downtown Politics after World War II. Chapter 1: St. Louis, Stan "The Man" Musial, and the Politics of Destruction

Chapter 2: Arthur Rubloff and the Grinding Politics of Renewal in Chicago, 1947-1986

Chapter 3: William L. Rafsky and the Greater Philadelphia Movement, 1951-1985

Chapter 4: Albert E. Cobo's Detroit, Ernest J. Bohn's Cleveland, and Expressway Politics

Part II: Refashioning the American City, 1970-2000. Chapter 5: George V. Voinovich and the Pursuit of Business in Cleveland

Chapter 6: Coleman Young and Gambling on Detroit

Chapter 7: Florence Scala, Mel Ravitz, and the People Left Behind in Five U.S. Cities

Part III: Downtown's Continuing Allure, 2000-2020. Chapter 8: Richard M. Daley and Chicago's Thriving Downtown

Chapter 9: Big City Hospitals: From Urban Renewal to the Next Growth Machine

Chapter 10: "Gilbertville," "Ilitchville," and the Redevelopment of Detroit.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Biles, Roger A Good Place to Do Business

ISBN:

9781439920831

1439920834