261 pages : 29 cm

Previously published: New York : American Legacy Press, 1985, ©1975

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-253) and index

The island : buildings for a city -- Time of the temple : residences (Great houses -- Small houses -- Apartments) -- The rails reach out : the age of the iron horse (The stations -- The trains -- The kingdom of Pullman ) -- Queen of the Lakes : the living city (Bunting and arches -- Places of worship -- Pleasures of parks -- Streets for people) -- The great fire : a city in ruins -- A Phoenix rising : grand hotels -- An architecture for a democracy : American metropolis (Monuments of commerce -- The auditorium -- The stock exchange -- Skyscrapers) -- Dreams of empire : the fairs (The Columbian Exposition-1893 -- A century of progress-1933)

Where is Athens now? : places of entertainment (Theaters -- Dining and Dancing -- Movie palaces) -- Bad times, good times : special places (Commercial Grace -- Private clubs -- City of stadiums)

Previously published: New York : American Legacy Press, 1985, ℗♭1975

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