Abstract

Contents: Preface Introduction The Downtown Imperative and the Need for Comparative Studies1. The American Downtown: The Myth of a Golden Age 2. The Evolution of the American Downtown, 1850-2000 3. The Downtown Stage: Physical Site, Street Morphology, and Civic Space 4. Traditional Downtown Functions: Offices, Retailing, Hotels, and Convention Centers 5. Downtown Expands: Major Attractions, Historic Districts, Residential Neighborhoods, and Transportation Innovations 6. Ranking Downtowns: Toward a Model of Spacial Organization Notes Bibliography Index

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