Title: Little boxes : the architecture of a classic midcentury suburb /
Authors: Keil, Rob.
Publisher: Advection Media,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Suburban homes California Daly City.; Architecture California Daly City; Architecture California Daly City.; Daly City (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Abstract: A fascinating visual journey through the Westlake District of Daly City, California, one of America's first and most iconic major postwar suburbs.
Contents: Architectural underdogs -- Westlake: blueprint for suburbia -- Henry Doelger: Turning sand into castles -- The "good" suburb: Master planning -- Mass production: How to build a house for $9,000 -- Pleasant by design: The architecture of optimism -- Big boxes: Westlake's apartments and commercial buldings -- Schools: Growing up in the space age -- The utopian dream: Sixty years of hindsight.