Details

Subject(s)

• Parking garages—California—San Francisco—History—20th century [Browse]
• Parking garages—Social aspects—California—San Francisco—History—20th century [Browse]
• Architecture—California—San Francisco—History [Browse]
• Facades—California—San Francisco—History—20th century [Browse]
• Historic buildings—California—San Francisco [Browse]
• Historic preservation—California—San Francisco [Browse]
• San Francisco (Calif.)—History—20th century [Browse]
• San Francisco (Calif.)—Social life and customs—20th century [Browse]
• San Francisco (Calif.)—Buildings, structures, etc [Browse]

Summary note

"This book investigates a group of noteworthy public garages featuring facade designs based on historical architectural styles. Considering the garages' function, the facades exhibit a surprising grace and nobility. The book--a fresh perspective on the value of older utilitarian buildings--concludes with a call to preserve these structures and adapt them to compatible new uses"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.

Contents

• Part One : The Buildings. The Dichotomous Garage : Basics and the Shed ; The Dichotomous Garage : Façades ; A Typology of San Francisco Garages
• Part Two : The Significance of the Garage. Eclecticism and the San Francisco Historicist Garage ; Dichotomous Architecture and the City Beautiful ; The Panama-Pacific International Exposition ; Parking, Congestion and the Garage
• Consumerism and the Limits of a Dichotomous Architecture ; What Is to Be Done?

ISBN

• 9780786466818 ((softcover ; : acid-free paper))
• 0786466812 ((softcover ; : acid-free paper))

LCCN

2013006960

OCLC

809412112

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