The early public garages of San Francisco
Subtitle: an architectural and cultural study, 1906-1929
By: Mark D. Kessler
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780786466818
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Social life and customs; Historic preservation; Parking garages; Facades; Architecture; Historic buildings; History
Description: "This book investigates a group of noteworthy public garages featuring facade designs based on historical architectural styles. Considering the garages' function, the facades exhibit a surprising grace and nobility. The book--a fresh perspective on the value of older utilitarian buildings--concludes with a call to preserve these structures and adapt them to compatible new uses"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One. The Buildings; title: The Dichotomous Garage : Basics and the Shed; title: The Dichotomous Garage : Facades; title: A Typology of San Francisco Garages; title: Part Two. The Significance of the Garage; title: Eclecticism and the San Francisco Historicist Garage; title: Dichotomous Architecture and the City Beautiful; title: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition; title: Parking, Congestion and the Garage; title: Consumerism and the Limits of a Dichotomous Architecture; title: What Is to Be Done?