Chicago's industrial decline : the failure of redevelopment, 1920-1975 / Robert Lewis

Author:: Lewis, Robert D., 1954-
Published:: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date:: ©2020
Physical Description:: xi, 256 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Introduction: Visions of Chicago -- Industrial decline and the rise of the suburbs -- Building the suburban factory and industrial decline in postwar Chicago -- Blight and the transformation of industrial property -- Industrial property and blight in the 1950s -- Industrial renewal and land clearance -- Reinventing industrial property -- Industrial parks as industrial renewal -- Conclusion: It's all over now.

Summary:

"This book outlines the decline of Chicago's industrial base and the rise of the suburbs as a substantial industrial district between 1920 and 1975, explores the attempts by the city's political and business leaders to deal with industrial decline, and shows why these initiatives have failed"--

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History

ISBN:

9781501752629 hardcover
1501752626 hardcover

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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