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Author:

Poletti, Therese, 1959-

Title:

Art deco San Francisco : the architecture of Timothy Pflueger / Therese Poletti ; photography by Tom Paiva.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Princeton Architectural Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xi, 243 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Subject:

Pflueger, Timothy Ludwig,--1892-1946--Criticism and interpretation.
Art deco (Architecture)--San Francisco.--San Francisco.
Architecture--San Francisco--San Francisco--History--20th century.
Architects--San Francisco--San Francisco--Biography.

Other Authors:

Paiva, Tom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index.

Contents:

Origins amid a devastated city -- An apprentice with a trace of genius -- From nickelodeons to movie palaces -- Skyscrapers for the Jazz Age -- Monument to the Crash -- Paradise found at the Paramount -- Finding work during the Great Depression -- Trials and tribulations: the Bay Bridge -- Cocktail lounges and a world's fair -- Feminine mystique -- Epilog: a legacy continues -- List of works.

ISBN:

1568987560 (alk. paper)
9781568987569 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008003274

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)