{"product_id":"philadelphia-joseph-e-b-elliott-9781439913000","title":"Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia possesses an exceptionally large number of places that have almost disappeared--from workshops and factories to sporting clubs and societies, synagogues, churches, theaters, and railroad lines. In \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia: Finding the Hidden City, \u003c\/i\u003e urban observers Nathaniel Popkin and Peter Woodall uncover the contemporary essence of one of America's oldest cities. Working with accomplished architectural photographer Joseph Elliott, they explore secret places in familiar locations, such as the Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad Street, the Divine Lorraine Hotel, Reading Railroad, Disston Saw Works in Tacony, and mysterious parts of City Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the real Philadelphia is concealed behind facades. \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia \u003c\/i\u003eartfully reveals its urban secrets. Rather than a nostalgic elegy to loss and urban decline, \u003ci\u003e Philadelphia \u003c\/i\u003eexposes the city's vivid layers and living ruins. The authors connect Philadelphia's idiosyncratic history, culture, and people to develop an alternative theory of American urbanism, and place the city in American urban history. The journey here is as much visual as it is literary; Joseph Elliott's sumptuous photographs reveal the city's elemental beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph E. B. Elliott, Nathaniel Popkin, Peter Woodall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439913005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439913000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.60h x 7.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017","brand":"Joseph E. B. Elliott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321693761791,"sku":"9781439913000","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_531a7dc8-0a03-4d23-94b1-d633d098133f.jpg?v=1696332205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philadelphia-joseph-e-b-elliott-9781439913000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}