{"product_id":"main-street-revisited-time-space-richard-v-francaviglia-9780877455431","title":"Main Street Revisited Time, Space, and Image Building in Small-Town America","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs an archetype for an entire class of places, Main Street has become one of America's most popular and idealized images. In \u003ci\u003eMain Street Revisited, \u003c\/i\u003e the first book to place the design of small downtowns in spatial and chronological context, Richard Francaviglia finds the sources of romanticized images of this archetype, including Walt Disney's Main Street USA, in towns as diverse as Marceline, Missouri, and Fort Collins, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancaviglia interprets Main Street both as a real place and as an expression of collective assumptions, designs, and myths; his Main Streets are treasure troves of historic patterns. Using many historical and contemporary photographs and maps for his extensive fieldwork and research, he reveals a rich regional pattern of small-town development that serves as the basis for American community design. He underscores the significance of time in the development of Main Street's distinctive personality, focuses on the importance of space in the creation of place, and concentrates on popular images that have enshrined Main Street in the collective American consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard V. Francaviglia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0877455430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780877455431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.11w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/1996 pg. 71","brand":"Richard V. Francaviglia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070246670591,"sku":"9780877455431","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be562e3e-40da-42f0-9a69-7180b1f0c815.jpg?v=1724242694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/main-street-revisited-time-space-richard-v-francaviglia-9780877455431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}