Mapping decline : St. Louis and the fate of the American city /

Gordon, Colin

Mapping decline : St. Louis and the fate of the American city / Colin Gordon. - 1 online resource (299 pages) : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color). - Politics and culture in modern America . - Politics and culture in modern America. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Our house : the twentieth century at 4635 North Market Street -- Local politics, local power : governing greater St. Louis, 1940-2000 -- "The steel ring" : race and realty in greater St. Louis -- Patchwork metropolis : municipal zoning in greater St. Louis -- Fighting blight : urban renewal policies and programs, 1945-2000 -- City of blight : the limits of urban renewal in greater St. Louis -- Conclusion: Our house revisited : the twenty-first century at 4635 North Market Street.

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Inner cities--History--Missouri--Saint Louis--20th century.
Urban renewal--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Slums--Missouri--Saint Louis.
African Americans--Social conditions--Missouri--Saint Louis--20th century.
Poor--Social conditions--Missouri--Saint Louis--20th century.


Saint Louis (Mo.)--Social conditions--20th century.


Electronic books.

HN80.S2 / G67 2008

307.76