Berkeley and the New Deal (Images of America) - Softcover

Smith, Harvey L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146713239X ISBN 13: 9781467132398

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2014

Synopsis

Berkeley s 1930s and early 1940s New Deal structures and projects left a lasting legacy of utilitarian and beautiful infrastructure. These public buildings, schools, parks, and artworks helped shape the city and thus the lives of its residents; it is hard to imagine Berkeley without them. The artists and architects of these projects mention several themes: working for the community, responsibility, the importance of government support, collaboration, and creating a cultural renaissance. These New Deal projects, however, can be called hidden history because their legacies have been mostly ignored and forgotten. Comprehending the impact of the New Deal on one American city is only possible when viewed as a whole. Berkeley might have gotten a little more or a little less New Deal funding than other towns, but this time it wasn t Bezerkeley but very much typical and mainstream. More than history, this book shows the period s relevance to today s social, political, and economic realities. The times may again call for comprehensive public policy that reaches Main Street."

About this title

About the Author:

Harvey L. Smith has been researching this part of Berkeley s history for more than two decades. The images in this volume have been selected from local and national archives and from the author s contemporary photographs of the living legacy of the New Deal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 146713239X
• ISBN 13: 9781467132398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128