Mapping decline : St. Louis and the fate of the American city /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gordon, Colin, 1962-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.
Series:	Politics and culture in modern America.
Subjects:	Inner cities > Missouri > Saint Louis > History > 20th century. Urban renewal > Missouri > Saint Louis. Slums > Missouri > Saint Louis. African Americans > Missouri > Saint Louis > Social conditions > 20th century. Poor > Missouri > Saint Louis > Social conditions > 20th century. Saint Louis (Mo.) > Social conditions > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Our house : the twentieth century at 4635 North Market Street
Local politics, local power : governing greater St. Louis, 1940-2000
"The steel ring" : race and realty in greater St. Louis
Patchwork metropolis : municipal zoning in greater St. Louis
Fighting blight : urban renewal policies and programs, 1945-2000
City of blight : the limits of urban renewal in greater St. Louis
Conclusion: Our house revisited : the twenty-first century at 4635 North Market Street.