Displaying 1 of 1 1995 Format: Book Author: Liebs, Chester H. Title: Main street to Miracle Mile : American roadside architecture / Chester H. Liebs. Edition: John Hopkins paperbacks ed. Publisher, Date: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. Description: xvi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Summary: "Traces the transformation of commercial development as it has moved from centralized main streets, out along the street car lines, to form the "miracle miles" and shopping malls of today ... Also explores the evolution of roadside buildings."--Back cover. Subjects: Roadside architecture -- United States. Commercial buildings -- United States. Notes: Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1985. Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index. Contents: Space -- From Main Street to Miracle Mile -- Image -- Architecture for speed-reading -- Type -- Auto showrooms -- Gas stations -- Supermarkets -- Miniature golf courses -- Drive-in theaters -- Motels -- Restaurants. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 95014226 ISBN: 9780801850950 0821215868 9780821215869 0801850959 Other Number: 32312934 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 83024 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 725.2 Liebs Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
