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Books : Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed BuildingsIn association with Amazon.comby: James W. Goode  List Price: $69.95 Amazon.com's Price: $52.73 You Save: $17.22 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 975.3 EAN: 9781588341051 ISBN: 1588341054 Label: Smithsonian Manufacturer: Smithsonian Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 539 Publication Date: March 17, 2003 Publisher: Smithsonian Studio: Smithsonian Sales Rank: 343428 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: An elegant, completely updated edition of the landmark study of Washington’s lost architecture The publication of Capital Losses a quarter century ago created a clarion call for preservation action by documenting the wanton destruction of many architecturally and culturally significant buildings in the nation’s capital. In the decades since, rising public awareness and the passage of the Historic District and Historic Landmark Protection Act in 1978 have slowed the pace of thoughtless destruction. But as this completely new and updated edition of Capital Losses demonstrates, vigilance remains the watchword, especially as pressures for urban growth continue to intensify in historic neighborhoods. At once a visual delight, a fascinating social history, and an eloquent appeal for ongoing awareness, Capital Losses reveals the Washington that was and how it became what it is today. This updated edition includes eighteen more treasures lost and ninety additional historic photographs. The 270 buildings featured here represent a legacy forever gone, a cultural heritage destroyed in the name of "progress." A thoughtful introduction by noted architectural historian Richard Longstreth brings the preservation story up to the present. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Brilliant in its writing and photographyI was given a copy of this book for my birthday several years ago and spent hours pouring over its prose and its historical narratives. I never grow tired of this book. Credit for this work goes to its author who has accomplished the near to impossible - an engaging and personal history of Washington DC told through the destroyed architecture and the people behind the buildings and their creation. The illustrations are gorgeous, but its Goode's way with worlds that allows the reader ... Read More Rating: - Pictoral History of Washington D.C.'s Lost LandmarksLovely book with pictures that will stir memories in the hearts of all native Washingtonians and those who wish they were! Rating: - D.C. DESTRUCTIONAs you pour over all the wonderful black and white images and run you eyes over the artistry and talent it took to create most of these long gone structures you can help, but pause and take a deep breath. This book has scholarly, exhaustively researched text that enlighens and educates the reader. I agree with one articulate reviewer that stated that the author did not make allowances for market forces and changing times, but having said that, I do believe that most of these buildings could have ... Read More Rating: - The Non-Tourist's Historical Washington, D.C.Unique and engaging, "Capital Losses" is a scrapbook chronicle of Washington, DC-- not as the "nation's capital," but as a collection of neighborhoods, people, and activities. The book memorializes dozens of buildings lost to the wrecker's ball. Each edifice is featured in a one- to two-page chapter that includes splendid vintage photographs. The accompanying write-ups always discuss design elements, thanks to the authors' encyclopedic knowledge in this area. The story of each structure ... Read More Rating: - An exceptional architectural tour and a unique resourceNow in an updated second edition, Capital Losses: A Cultural History Of Washington's Destroyed Buildings by Washington history expert James M. Goode is a carefully presented documentation and chronicle of the great architectural and cultural edifices of Washington, D.C., which have been lost to the endless grind of urban renewal in the years prior to 1978. That was the year in which crucial preservation legislation was passed. Packed from cover to cover with black-and-white photographs, enhancing a text ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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