Winner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology Hotel Dreams is a deeply researched and entertaining account of how the hotel's material world of machines and marble integrated into and shaped the society it served. Molly W. Berger offers a compelling history of the American hotel and how it captured the public's imagination as it came to represent the complex-and often contentious-relationship among luxury, economic development, and the ideals of a democratic society. Berger profiles the country's most prestigious hotels, including Boston's 1829 Tremont, San Francisco's world-famous Palace, and Chicago's enormous Stevens. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape.
| ISBN: | 9781421419923 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2016 |
| Author: | Molly W Associate Dean, Case Western Reserve University Berger |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Industry and Society |
| Genres: |
History of engineering and technology History of the Americas Social and cultural history City and town planning: architectural aspects |