Longstreth, Richard W.

The drive-in, the supermarket, and the transformation of commercial space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941 / Richard Longstreth.

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1999.

xviii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Richard Longstreth is one of the few architectural historians to focus on ordinary commercial buildings - buildings usually associated with commercial builders and real estate developers rather than architects and thus generally overlooked by historians of "high" architecture.
Here Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. One space, external, is devoted to the circulation and parking of automobiles on retail premises. Longstreth analyzes the origins of this development in the 1910s and 1920s, with the super service station and then the drive-in market. The other type of space was introduced soon thereafter with the single-story supermarket, its interior designed for high-volume turnover of a large selection of goods with a minimum of staff assistance. Longstreth focuses on Los Angeles, the principal center for the development of both kinds of space, during the period from the mid-1910s to the early 1940s.
This richly illustrated study integrates architectural, cultural, economic, and urban factors to describe the evolution of retailing and how it has affected the urban landscape.

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Retail trade California Los Angeles Metropolitan Area History.
Drive-in facilities California Los Angeles Metropolitan Area History.
Supermarkets California Los Angeles Metropolitan Area History.
Commercial buildings California Los Angeles Metropolitan Area History.
Commerce de détail Californie Los Angeles, Agglomération de Histoire.
Drive-in Californie Los Angeles, Agglomération de Histoire.
Supermarchés Californie Los Angeles, Agglomération de Histoire.
Immeubles commerciaux Californie Los Angeles, Agglomération de Histoire.
Commercial buildings
Drive-in facilities
Retail trade
Supermarkets
Drive-in-store
Supermarkt
Bouwwerken.
Winkelcentra.
Supermarkten.
Ruimtelijke ontwikkeling.
Retail trade California Los Angeles History.
Drive-in facilities California Los Angeles History.
Commercial buildings United States California Los Angeles History.
Supermarkets California Los Angeles History.
Shopping centers California Los Angeles History.
Supermarchés États-Unis Los Angeles 1900-1945.
Magasins Localisation États-Unis Los Angeles 1900-1945.
Parcs de stationnement États-Unis Los Angeles 1900-1945.
California Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Los Angeles, Calif.

History

Location: Library main 204037
Call No.: HF5429.5.L7 L663 1999
Status: Available