James M. Goode

Capital Losses

A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings, Second Edition

Buch

Before the passage of critical preservation legislation in 1978, the Nation's Capital lost an irreplaceable assembly of architecturally and culturally significant buildings. Wanton destruction in the name of progress-particularly in the decades immediately following World War II-resulted in a legacy forever lost, a cultural heritage destroyed by the wrecker's ball. By reminding us of things lost, James Goode's magisterial and poignant study represented a comprehensive call for action, a mandate for responsible stewardship of the architectural legacy of Washington, DC. Both the familiar public Washington of official landmarks and the private c… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-58834-105-1
EAN: 9781588341051
Produktnummer: 9618468
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 541 S.

Über den Autor

James Goode is the winner of Washingtonian magazine's prestigious Washingtonian of the Year” award. He is the author of Best Addresses: A Century of Washington's Distinguished Apartment Houses and lives in Washington, DC.