The Curious Cultures of Minneapolis and St. Paul As we finish up on the Gilded Age, it is helpful at this juncture to reach back
Category: Book 3
Gilded Age Machines: Alexander Shepherd’s Washington D.C., Boston’s Hugh O’Brien, and New York City’s Rise/Fall of Boss Tweed
Washington DC: Washington D.C. as a policy system seems neither fish nor fowl—through frequently it is rather foul. The city does not possess an economic
The Boss or the Broker: Two Rival Versions of Political Machines, Boss and Broker Share/Compete in 19th Century Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania
Gilded Age municipalities were overwhelmingly not controlled by bosses or by ethnic-based political machines. To this end, four styles (Boss, Broker, Ward-Based, and Charismatic Mayor)
Kansas City in the Progressive Era: City Beautiful and City Efficient Duke it Out
Kansas City Kansas City’s Bi-Polar City Beautiful This Kansas City Beautiful case study which offers insight into the two styles of City Beautiful—as (1) a
Kansas City Missouri
Kansas City Kansas City: City Beautiful as a “Stroll in the Park” Kansas City started down its city beautiful path in the early 1870’s.
Boston: the Noble Experiment, Honey Fitz and the Boston Plan: Progressive Chamber and Charismatic Irish Mayor in the Progressive Era
Boston: Blending City Beautiful, Structural Reform and Policy Swirls—and the Machine On March 30, 1909, at the prestigious Boston City Club, the opening speaker,
Ron W. Coan 