^#smrgSAHAF American Skyline : The growth and form of our cities and towns - 1956

This stimulating history of the American city traces its constantly revising physical profile -- from log cabins to skyscrapers, from covered bridges to marvels of steel tht span miles of water, from macadam roads to super highways. Authors Tunnard and Reed show how each new development is the result of the newly felt needs and desires of the American People...and how changing urban architecture can, in turn, be a major force in the restyling of American life. Telling how city planners can benefit by the triumphs and failures of their predecessors, American Skyline urges that artists and engineers combine their taste and technology to produce buildings, parks, and highways which are things of beauty and will serve man efficiently.