Art deco San Francisco

Poletti, Therese, 1959-

Art deco San Francisco the architecture of Timothy Pflueger / [electronic resource] : Therese Poletti ; photography by Tom Paiva. - 1st ed. - New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008. - xi, 243 p. : ill. (some col.), port.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index.

Origins amid a devastated city -- An apprentice with a trace of genius -- From nickelodeons to movie palaces -- Skyscrapers for the Jazz Age -- Monument to the Crash -- Paradise found at the Paramount -- Finding work during the Great Depression -- Trials and tribulations: the Bay Bridge -- Cocktail lounges and a world's fair -- Feminine mystique -- Epilog: a legacy continues -- List of works.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Pflueger, Timothy Ludwig, 1892-1946 --Criticism and interpretation.


Art deco (Architecture)--California--San Francisco.
Architecture--History--California--San Francisco--20th century.
Architects--California--San Francisco--Biography.


Electronic books.

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