Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City

Imagining Philadelphia: Edmund Bacon and the Future of the City

by ScottGabrielKnowles (Editor)

Synopsis

In his 1959 essay "Philadelphia in the Year 2009," Edmund Bacon described a city remade, modernized in time to host the 1976 Bicentennial celebration and Philadelphia World's Fair. Imagining Philadelphia assesses Bacon's vision, discussing what has been accomplished and what might have been.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 184
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Published: 19 Oct 2009

ISBN 10: 0812220781
ISBN 13: 9780812220780