Midcentury Marvells; Commercial Architecture of Phoenix, 1945-1975 by City of Phoenix Historic Preservatgion Office Planning and Development Project

Phoenix; (2010): City of Phoenix. First Edition. Oblong Quarto. 2nd printing. 255 pages, bibiography, credits. The explosive growth of Phoenix which had barely over 65,000 residents in 1945 to more than 789,000 in by 1975 also had remarkable architecture including the original Cine Capri, the Celebrity Theatre, Veterans Memorial Coliseum and many other famous buildings in a close relationship between architects, builders and civic as well as major business leaders. Besides the many photographs, there are drawings close ups of famous street signs of the era as well as many businesses that were legendary but began to be close with the phenomenal growth of one of the Sun Belt's largest cities. Much of the text and ideas comes from Don W. Ryden; Donna Reiner, and Larfy Mishler. A fine bright copy bound in black cloth lettered in silver, spine lettering silver, in fine pictorial dust jacket.