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Zusatztext "A fascinating book." Informationen zum Autor The Federal Writers Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) not only provided jobs and income to writers during the Depression, it created for America an astounding series of detailed and richly evocative guides, recounting the stories and histories of the 48 states (plus Alaska Territory and Puerto Rico) and many of the country’s major cities. David Kipen served for five years as Director of Literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, where he led the Big Read initiative, and for seven years as book editor and book critic of the San Francisco Chronicle . He is the author of The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History and translator of Cervantes’ The Dialogue of the Dogs . Klappentext "San Francisco has no single landmark by which the world may identify it," according to "San Francisco in the 1930s," originally published in 1940. This would surely come as a surprise to the millions who know and love the Golden Gate Bridge or recognize the Transamerica Building's pyramid. This invaluable Depression-era guide to San Francisco relates the city's history from the vantage point of the 1930s, describing its culture and highlighting the important tourist attractions of the time. David Kipen's lively introduction revisits the city's literary heritage--from Bret Harte to Kenneth Rexroth, Jade Snow Wong, and Allen Ginsberg--as well as its most famous landmarks and historic buildings. This rich and evocative volume, resonant with portraits of neighborhoods and districts, allows us a unique opportunity to travel back in time and savor the City by the Bay as it used to be. Zusammenfassung “San Francisco has no single landmark by which the world may identify it,” according to San Francisco in the 1930s , originally published in 1940. This would surely come as a surprise to the millions who know and love the Golden Gate Bridge or recognize the Transamerica Building’s pyramid. This invaluable Depression-era guide to San Francisco relates the city’s history from the vantage point of the 1930s, describing its culture and highlighting the important tourist attractions of the time. David Kipen’s lively introduction revisits the city’s literary heritage—from Bret Harte to Kenneth Rexroth, Jade Snow Wong, and Allen Ginsberg—as well as its most famous landmarks and historic buildings. This rich and evocative volume, resonant with portraits of neighborhoods and districts, allows us a unique opportunity to travel back in time and savor the City by the Bay as it used to be. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations List of Maps The San Francisco Seven. By David Kipen Preface 1940 I. Gateway to the West The Bay and the Land The Opening of the Gate Earth and Water The Climate Wild Life A Frontier to Conquer Natives of the Country The White Men Came Yankee Invasion Emporium of a New World World Port Smokestacks Around the Bay Engineering Enterprise Golden Era Centers of Learning Argonauts of Letters Art and Artists Calendar of Annual Events II. "The City" GENERAL INFORMATION Hotel and Other Accommodations Restaurants Sports Churches SAN FRANCISCANS: I940 THE CITY's GROWTH The Village of Yerba Buena (I835-1848) Capital of the Gold Coast (I848-1856) Bonanza (I8S6-I875) Big City (I875-I906) Rising Phoenix (I906-I940) SAN FRANCISCANS AT WORK Wall Street of the West Labor's Thousands SOCIAL HERITAGE High Life and Low Life Bef...
