Hella Town

Oakland's History of Development and Disruption
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-520-38112-4
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Hella Town reveals the profound impact of transportation improvements, systemic racism, and regional competition on Oakland’s built environment.
 
Often overshadowed by San Francisco, its larger and more glamorous twin, Oakland has a fascinating history of its own. From serving as a major transportation hub to forging a dynamic manufacturing sector, by the mid-twentieth century Oakland had become the urban center of the East Bay. Hella Town focuses on how political deals, economic schemes, and technological innovations fueled this emergence but also seeded the city’s postwar struggles.
 
Toward the turn of the millennium, as immigration from Latin America and East Asia increased, Oakland became one of the most diverse cities in the country. The city still grapples with the consequences of uneven class- and race-based development-amid-disruption. How do past decisions about where to locate highways or public transit, urban renewal districts or civic venues, parks or shopping centers, influence how Oaklanders live today? A history of Oakland’s buildings and landscapes, its booms and its busts, provides insight into its current conditions: an influx of new residents and businesses, skyrocketing housing costs, and a lingering chasm between the haves and have-nots.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwarzer, Mitchell

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part I
1. Streetcar Stratification
2. Industrial Powerhouse

Part II
3. Space for Automobiles
4. The Politics of Parks
5. Major League Venue

Part III
6. The Promise and the Reality of Freeways and BART
7. In the Wake of Deindustrialization
8. Housing Injustice
9. Downtown Renewal and Ruin
10. Shopping Centers and Storefront Streets

Coda

Acknowledgments
Notes
Select Bibliography of Books about Oakland
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mitchell Schwarzer is Professor of Architectural and Urban History at the California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco. His books include Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Area; Zoomscape: Architecture in Motion and Media; and German Architectural Theory and the Search for Modern Identity.