[PDF.55xx] Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings

Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings

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 | #724839 in Books |  Smithsonian Books |  2003-03-17 |  2003-03-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  12.30 x1.60 x9.35l,6.93 | File type: PDF | 541 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| The Old Washington D.C.|By Bookworm70|I saw this book at the National Gallery tagged at 100 Dollars. It was a heavy book
and therefore I simply left it, but the pictures inside haunted me for a long time,
and now finally a copy in for a cheaper prize.

Washington D.C. prior to the rise of modern buildings,(some of them were really ugly)
was a very quai| |“One of the best books of its kind ever put together.”—Washingtonian||“The most lavish look at any American city's lost architecture that has yet appeared.”—The Washington Star||“The stories . . . are as

Before the passage of critical preservation legislation in 1978, the Nation's Capital lost an irreplaceable assembly of architecturally and culturally significant buildings. Wanton destruction in the name of progress—particularly in the decades immediately following World War II—resulted in a legacy forever lost, a cultural heritage destroyed by the wrecker's ball. By reminding us of things lost, James Goode's magisterial and poignant study represented a comp...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings   |  James W. Goode.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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