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Metropolitan Corridor by Stilgoe Railroads and the America Scene w/ dust jacket
Metropolitan Corridor by Stilgoe Railroads and the American Scene.
Hard cover with Dust Jacket.
Copyright 1983.
397 pages. Indexed.
This book examines the place of railroads in American Culture and in the American built environment during the heyday of railroad importance.
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction3
1. GATEWAY 17
2. ELEGANCE 47
3. ZONE 73
4. GENERATOR 105
5. HIGH IRON 133
6. CROSSING 163
7. DEPOT 189
8. GARDEN 223
9. CINEMA 245
10. VILLA 263
11. TROLLEY 285
12. BEYOND 311
13. RUINS 335
Notes 347
Bibliography 367
Index 395
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION:
In the half-century following 1880, the railroad industry reshaped the American landscape and reoriented American thinking. The luxury passenger express hurtling past small-town depots, the slow freight trains chugging through industrial zones, the commuter locals shuttling between suburban stations and urban terminals heralded the forces of modernization and touched millions with the "romance of the rails." The allure of the railroad and the metropolitan corridor that evolved around it lasted until the ascendancy of the automobile, when the railroad suddenly vanished from national attention.
This engaging book by John Stilgoe examines the place of railroads in American culture and in the American built environment during the heyday of railroad importance. Stilgoe uses the voices and pictorial images from novels, poetry, guidebooks, cinema, and photography to evoke the public attitude toward the railroad. He recreates the structures and spaces that grew up around the railroad: the great urban passenger terminals with their engineered splendor, the electricity-generating stations that stood as an affirmation of modern technology, the viaducts and junction towers, the railroad crossings that signaled danger and destruction. Beyond this, Stilgoe focuses on the cultural impact of the railroad, eloquently describing, for example, joyous open-air trolley rides through woodlands, and the manicured suburbs to which railroad commuters fled each evening. Throughout, he uses advertisements for the popular Lionel train sets as a barometer of attitudes toward railway travel and technology.
Incredibly rich in detail, filled with striking illustrations, Metropolitan Corridor is a vast collective portrait of an environment whose features and lifestyle had an indelible effect on American society.
John R. Stilgoe is associate professor of landscape architecture and visual and environmental studies at Harvard University.
Metropolitan Corridor By John Stilgoe Railroads and the American Scene Dust Jacket Copyright 1983 397 PagesIn the half-century following 1880, the railroad industry reshaped the American landscape and reoriented American thinking. The luxury passenger express hurtling past small-town depots, the slow freight trains chugging through industrial zones, the commuter locals shuttling between suburban stations and urban terminals heralded the forces of modern nation and touched millions with the "romance of the rails." The allure of the railroad and the metropolitan corridor that evolved around it lasted until the ascendancy of the automobile, when the railroad suddenly vanished from national attention.This engaging book by John Stilgoe examines the place of railroads in American culture and in the American built environment during the heyday of railroad importance. Stilgoc uses the voices and pictorial images from novels, poetry, guidebooks, cinema, and photography to evoke the public attitude toward the railroad. He recreates the structures and spaces that grew up around the railroad: the great urban passenger terminals with their engineered splendor, the electricity-generating stations that stood as an affirmation of modern technology, the viaducts and junction towers, the railroad crossings that signaled danger and destruction. Beyond this, Stilgoc focuses on the cultural impact of the railroad, eloquently describing, for example, joyous open-air trolley rides through woodlands, and the manicured suburbs to which railroad commuters fled each evening. Throughout, he uses advertisements for the popular Lionel train sets as a barometer of attitudes toward railway travel and technology.Incredibly rich in detail, filled with striking illustrations, Metropolitan Corridor is a vast collective portrait of an environment whose features and lifestyle had an indelible effect on American society.
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