
Tell your friends about this item:
Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City
Scott Gabriel Knowles
Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City
Scott Gabriel Knowles
In his 1959 essay "Philadelphia in the Year 2009," Edmund Bacon described a city remade, modernized in time to host the 1976 Bicentennial celebration and Philadelphia World's Fair. Imagining Philadelphia assesses Bacon's vision, discussing what has been accomplished and what might have been.
184 pages, 26 illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 16, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780812220780 |
Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Genre | Locality > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Geographic Orientation > Pennsylvania - Chronological Period > 1950-1999 - Chronological Period > 21st Century |
Pages | 184 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 15 mm · 317 g |
Editor | Knowles, Scott Gabriel |