Demolishing a Historic Hotel: A Sociology of Preservation Failures in Davis, California

Pdf files of John Lofland's 2003 book of the above title. The book is 380 pages divided here into 13 pdf files. This large number of pdf files is required because the book features photographs and other graphics, such as maps, which are "memory intensive."

Front & back cover

 

001-024

Half title page; title page; copyright and dedication page; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Chapter 1, Introduction.

025-034

Part I introduction, A Historic Hotel: Eight Decades, 1920s-1990s; Ch. 2, Before the Building.

035-058

Ch. 3, Heyday Decades, 1920s; Ch. 4, Heyday Decades, 1930s-40s.

059-094

Ch. 5, Neglect Decades, 1950s-70s.

095-126

Ch. 6, Neglect Decades, 1980s-90s.

127-190

Part II introduction, Preservation Failures: Two Years, 1999-2000; Ch. 7, Designation Failure; Ch. 8, Feasibility Study Failure.

191-206

Ch. 9, Celebration Success.

207-246

Ch. 10, Facadectomy Failure.

247-292

Ch. 11, Freeze Failure.

293-320

Part III introduction, Demolishing: Two Months, Fall, 2000; Ch. 12, Demolition Processes.

321-342

Ch. 13, Demolition Moments.

343-380

Part IV introduction, Consequences and Causes; Ch. 14, Consequences; Ch. 15, Causes: A Sociology of Preservation Failures; Sources, Methods, Acknowledgements; References; By and About the Author.