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.