Becoming Philadelphia: How an Old American City Made Itself New Again,Used

Becoming Philadelphia: How an Old American City Made Itself New Again,Used

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Once dismissed as a rusting industrial hasbeenthe Next DetroitPhiladelphia has enjoyed an astonishing comeback in the 21st century. Over the past two decades, Inga Saffron has served as the premier chronicler of the citys physical transformation as it emerged from a half century of decline. Through her Pulitzer Prizewinning columns on architecture and urbanism in the Philadelphia Inquirer, she has tracked the citys revival on a weekly basis.Becoming Philadelphia collects the best of Saffrons work, plus a new introduction reflecting on the stunning changes the city has undergone. A fearless crusader who is also a seasoned reporter, Saffron ranges beyond the usual boundaries of architectural criticism to explore how big money and politics intersect with design, profoundly shaping our everyday experience of city life. Even as she celebrates Philadelphias resurgence, she considers how it finds itself grappling with the problems of success: gentrification, poverty, privatization, and the unequal distribution of public services.What emerges in these 80 pieces is a remarkable narrative of a remarkable time. The proverbial first draft of history, these columns tell the story of how a great city shapeshifted before our very eyes.

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