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Podemski, Max, author.
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Housing -- United States -- History.
Small houses -- United States -- History.
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A paradise of small ...
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A paradise of small houses : the evolution, devolution, and potential rebirth of urban housing / Max Podemski.
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Podemski, Max, author.
Boston : Beacon Press, [2024]
Subjects
Housing -- United States -- History.
Small houses -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9780807007785 (hardcover) :
0807007781 (hardcover)
Description:
260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
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"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.
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