Main entry:

Merwood-Salisbury, Joanna, author.

Title & Author:

Design for the crowd : patriotism and protest in Union Square / Joanna Merwood-Salisbury.

Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
©2019

Description:

xii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-289) and index.
Introduction -- An ornament to the city, 1811-1850 -- The altar of patriotism, 1856-1865 -- Olmsted and Vaux's plaza, 1865-1872 -- The people's forum, 1872-1886 -- The home of discontent, 1886-1917 -- City Beautiful civic center, 1898-1933 -- Cold War park, 1934-1965 -- Renewal, revitalization, and place making, 1966-1998 -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

9780226080826 hardcover ; alkaline paper
022608082X hardcover ; alkaline paper
electronic book
9780226604909

Subject:

City planning New York (State) New York History 19th century.
City planning New York (State) New York History 20th century.
Plazas Social aspects New York (State) New York.
Places Aspect social New York (État) New York.
City planning.
Plazas Social aspects.
Union Square (New York, N.Y.) History.
New York (N.Y.) History.
New York (N.Y.) Histoire.
New York (State) New York.
New York (State) New York Union Square.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306693
Call No.: BIB 252245
Status: Available