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As an archetype for an entire class of places, Main Street has become one of America's most popular and idealized images. In Main Street Revisited, the first book to place the design of small downtowns in spatial and chronological context, Richard Francaviglia finds the sources of romanticized images of this archetype, including Walt Disney's Main Street USA, in towns as diverse as Marceline, Missouri, and Fort Collins, Colorado. Francaviglia interprets Main Street both as a real place and as an expression of collective assumptions, designs, and myths; his Main Streets are treasure troves of

Title Main street revisited : time, space, and image building in small-town America / Richard V. Francaviglia
foreword by Wayne Franklin.
Publisher Iowa City : University of Iowa Press
Creation Date [1996]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-216) and index.
English
Series The American land & life series
Extent 1 online resource (252 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©1996
National Library system number 997010720084505171
MARC RECORDS
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