Memphis, an architectural guide / Eugene J. Johnson and Robert D. Russell, Jr. ; maps by Thomas Nathan.

Main entry:

Johnson, Eugene J., 1937-

Title & Author:

Memphis, an architectural guide / Eugene J. Johnson and Robert D. Russell, Jr. ; maps by Thomas Nathan.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xxvi, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-375) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Guide to using this book -- Introduction: A brief history of Memphis -- Downtown -- Greenlaw and North Memphis -- Victorian Village and Midtown/Medical Center -- Beale to Crump -- Evergreen -- Central Gardens -- South Memphis -- Northeast Memphis -- East Memphis -- Audubon -- Outside the expressways -- Glossary of architectural terms -- Further readings -- Illustration credits -- Index.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Memphis is a city whose rich architectural heritage dates back to before the Civil War. This lucid, lively book, the first guide to Memphis architecture, invites readers to explore a very special urban environment, savoring its triumphs and mourning its crucial losses. Descriptions of some 550 buildings, together with 250 photographs and detailed maps, are organized to facilitate touring the city section by section. Brief histories of Memphis and of its architectural development introduce the text, while entries sketch the origins and characters of particular neighborhoods, suggesting the contexts within which individual structures were created. Of special interest are descriptions of important buildings no longer standing. With this book in hand, one can imagine a specific urban scene as it once was, then compare it with the same scene today. -- cover.

ISBN:

0870496549 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780870496547 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0870496557 (alk. paper)
9780870496554 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture Tennessee Memphis Guidebooks.
Architecture Tennessee Memphis Guides.
Architecture
Buildings
Memphis (Tenn.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Tennessee Memphis
Architecture Tennessee Memphis Guide-books
Memphis (Ten ... Buildings, structures, etc

Form/genre:

travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Russell, Robert Douglass.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 57156
Call No.: ID NA735.M39 REF; ID:90-B5474
Status: Available

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