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Art deco San Francisco : the architecture of Timothy Pflueger /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poletti, Therese, 1959-
Other Authors: Paiva, Tom
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Pflueger, Timothy Ludwig, > 1892-1946 > Criticism and interpretation.
Art deco (Architecture) > California > San Francisco.
Architecture > California > San Francisco > History > 20th century.
Architects > California > San Francisco > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Origins amid a devastated city
  • An apprentice with a trace of genius
  • From nickelodeons to movie palaces
  • Skyscrapers for the Jazz Age
  • Monument to the Crash
  • Paradise found at the Paramount
  • Finding work during the Great Depression
  • Trials and tribulations: the Bay Bridge
  • Cocktail lounges and a world's fair
  • Feminine mystique
  • Epilog: a legacy continues
  • List of works.