Revitalizing Small City Downtowns

dc.contributor.advisor	Bell, Matthew	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McCartney, Timothy	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Architecture	en_US
dc.contributor.publisher	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland	en_US
dc.contributor.publisher	University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-17T05:39:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-17T05:39:27Z
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This thesis explores the proposition that the under-utilized centers of smaller U.S. cities that were once vital but are now struggling due to a loss of industry, jobs, population decentralization and shifts in transit leading to the collapse of their social and business infrastructure, can be revitalized by evidencing, displaying, merchandizing and rebranding their past to become tourist destinations. Adjustments to the urban fabric, at the scale of the city and individual buildings, can awaken ideals of the past that can invigorate decaying city centers. Hagerstown Maryland is selected as a demonstration of this proposition.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/M2PG93
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16826
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolled	Architecture	en_US
dc.title	Revitalizing Small City Downtowns	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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