Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
City Planning
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The American City
Author: Arthur Hastings Grant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Lowell, Massachusetts
Author: Lowell Historic Canal District Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Author: Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architectural design
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architectural design
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Buildings and Building Management
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Vols. for 1933-42 include an annual directory number; for 1959- an annual roster of realtors.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Vols. for 1933-42 include an annual directory number; for 1959- an annual roster of realtors.
Preserved
Author: Dean G. Lampros
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421448416
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
A spirited look at how funeral homes impacted American consumerism, the built environment, and national identities. Funeral homes—those grand, aging mansions repurposed into spaces for embalming, merchandising, funeral services, and housing for the funeral director and their family—are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape, and yet the history of how these spaces emerged remains largely untold. In Preserved, Dean Lampros uses the history of this uniquely American architectural icon to explore the twentieth century's expanding consumer landscape and reveal how buildings can help construct identities. Across the United States, Lampros traces the funeral industry's early twentieth-century exodus from gloomy downtown undertaking parlors to outmoded Victorian houses in residential districts. As savvy retailers and accidental preservationists, funeral directors refashioned the interiors into sumptuous retail settings that stimulated consumer demand for luxury burial goods. These spaces allowed for more privacy and more parking, and they helped turn Americans away from traditional home funerals toward funeral homes instead. Moreover, by moving into neighborhoods that were once the domain of white elites, African American funeral directors uplifted their industry and altered the landscape of white supremacy. The funeral home has tracked major changes in American culture, including an increased reliance on the automobile and the rise of consumer culture. Preserved offers an in-depth cultural history of a space that is both instantly familiar and largely misunderstood.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421448416
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
A spirited look at how funeral homes impacted American consumerism, the built environment, and national identities. Funeral homes—those grand, aging mansions repurposed into spaces for embalming, merchandising, funeral services, and housing for the funeral director and their family—are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape, and yet the history of how these spaces emerged remains largely untold. In Preserved, Dean Lampros uses the history of this uniquely American architectural icon to explore the twentieth century's expanding consumer landscape and reveal how buildings can help construct identities. Across the United States, Lampros traces the funeral industry's early twentieth-century exodus from gloomy downtown undertaking parlors to outmoded Victorian houses in residential districts. As savvy retailers and accidental preservationists, funeral directors refashioned the interiors into sumptuous retail settings that stimulated consumer demand for luxury burial goods. These spaces allowed for more privacy and more parking, and they helped turn Americans away from traditional home funerals toward funeral homes instead. Moreover, by moving into neighborhoods that were once the domain of white elites, African American funeral directors uplifted their industry and altered the landscape of white supremacy. The funeral home has tracked major changes in American culture, including an increased reliance on the automobile and the rise of consumer culture. Preserved offers an in-depth cultural history of a space that is both instantly familiar and largely misunderstood.
Classed Subject Catalog
Author: Engineering Societies Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Universal decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Universal decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Municipal Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
U.S. Government Research & Development Reports
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description