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The Streamline Era Greyhound Terminals
Frank E. Wrenick
其他書名
The Architecture of W.S. Arrasmith
出版McFarland, 2007
主題Architecture / Individual Architects & Firms / GeneralArt / GeneralTransportation / Automotive / General
ISBN07864255049780786425501
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jetPAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In post-Depression America, Greyhound brought the glamour of travel within the reach of everyone, regardless of financial status. Their bus terminals functioned as gateways to the cities in which they were located. With this in mind, the Greyhound bus company found an architect who could translate its image into an architectural vision embodying the sleek aerodynamics of the system the terminals served: William Strudwick Arrasmith. This volume explores the life and achievements of William Strudwick Arrasmith, one of architecture's defining artists during the short-lived era of streamline design. It examines Arrasmith's development as architect, focusing on his work for Greyhound during their streamline era from 1937 to 1958. During this time, Arrasmith designed at least fifty terminals and other facilities for Greyhound - buildings which were literally spread across the country from Jackson, Mississippi to Erie, Pennsylvania. The final third of the book is dedicated to a detailed then-and-now examination of twenty-seven specific Greyhound terminals designed by Arrasmith, including those in Binghamton, New York (1938); Cincinnati (1941); and Boston (1950).