The making of urban America : a history of city planning in the United States / John William Reps.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reps, John W. (John William), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--United States--History.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (594 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1965]

Summary:

This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half-title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

1. European Planning on the Eve of American Colonization

2. The Spanish Towns of Colonial America

3. The Towns of New France

4. Town Planning in the Tidewater Colonies

5. New Towns in A New England

6. New Amsterdam, Philadelphia, and Towns of the Middle Colonies

7. Colonial Towns of Carolina and Georgia

8. Pioneer Cities of the Ohio Valley

9. Planning the National Capital

10. Boulevard Baroque and Diagonal Designs

11. Gridiron Cities and Checkerboard Plans

12. Cemeteries, Parks, and Suburbs: Picturesque Planning in the Romantic Style

13. Cities For Sale: Land Speculation in American Planning

14. Towns By the Tracks

15. The Towns the Companies Built

16. Cities of Zion: the Planning of Utopian and Religious Communities

17. Minor Towns and Mutant Plans

18. Chicago Fair and Capital City: the Rebirth of American Urban Planning

Notes on the Illustrations

Note on Cartographic Research Methods

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliography: p. 545-562.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691238241

0691238243

OCLC:

1273980060