The garage
Subtitle: automobility and building innovation in America's early auto age
By: John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle
Contributors: Sculle, Keith A.
Publisher: The University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781572339583
Subjects: Garages; History; Service stations; Architecture
Description: "The garage - whether used for automobile storage, parking, repair, or sales - has been an American commonplace for so long that it is surprising how little attention it has drawn from scholars tracing the country's architectural and cultural heritage. In this compellingly written and profusely illustrated book, John Jakle and Keith Sculle - two of the nation's foremost experts on "Roadside America" - bring their analytical acumen and meticulous research skills to bear on the remarkably rich history of this overlooked feature of the U.S. landscape."--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why the garage?; title: Garage layout, 1900/1920s; title: Garage layout, 1930/1950s; title: Dealerships : selling and servicing automobiles; title: The domestic garage; title: Garage evolution through specialization and departmentalization; title: A landscape legacy?