A paradise of small houses : the evolution, devolution, and potential rebirth of urban housing /
From the Haitian-style "shotgun" houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America's neighborhoods that reveals the rich history and future of urban housing.
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Boston :
Beacon Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The house on Morrison
- Philadelphia row house : a paradise of small houses
- New York City tenement : the lowest depth
- New Orleans shotgun : a talking place
- Chicago workers cottage : the pine jungles
- Portland bungalow : the progressive era city
- Boston triple decker : the zone of emergence
- Los Angeles dingbat : the dumb box
- Vancouver Point Tower : cult of the view
- Houston townhouse : the house and the town
- Conclusion: The tiny tower.