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Author Podemski, Max, author.

Title A paradise of small houses : the evolution, devolution, and potential rebirth of urban housing / Max Podemski.

Publication Info. Boston : Beacon Press, [2024]
©2024

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 Farmington, Barney Branch - Adult New Materials  307.76 POD    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - New Materials  307.76 PODEMSKI    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Wilson Branch - New Materials  363.50973 PO    Check Shelf
Description 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-246) and index.
Contents Introduction: The house on Morrison -- Philadelphia row house : a paradise of small houses -- New York City tenement : the lowest depth -- New Orleans shotgun : a talking place -- Chicago workers cottage : the pine jungles -- Portland bungalow : the progressive era city -- Boston triple decker : the zone of emergence -- Los Angeles dingbat : the dumb box -- Vancouver Point Tower : cult of the view -- Houston townhouse : the house and the town -- Conclusion: The tiny tower.
Summary "From the Haitian-style "shotgun" houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America's neighborhoods that reveals the rich history--and future--of urban housing"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Small houses -- United States -- History.
Housing -- United States -- History.
Housing (OCoLC)fst00962245
Small houses (OCoLC)fst01121440
United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780807007785 (hardcover)
0807007781 (hardcover)
9780807007792 (ebook)
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