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Pullman
An Experiment in Industrial Order and Community Planning, 1880-1930
stanley buder
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · April 30, 1999
Reading lane: Economic History
In 1880 George M. Pullman of sleeping-car fame commissioned a planned, model town to be constructed eight miles south of Chicago in conjunction with his new factory.
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- Authors
- stanley buder
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- April 30, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Economic History
- Reading lane
- Economic History
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Economic History
About This Book
In 1880 George M. Pullman of sleeping-car fame commissioned a planned, model town to be constructed eight miles south of Chicago in conjunction with his new factory. A forerunner of later "garden cities," Pullman was built with the aid of architects and landscape designers. It would ba a showplace for Pullman's Palace Car Company. Read more
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