Quads, Shoeboxes and Sunken Living Rooms: A History of Los Alamos Housing (The Los Alamos Story, Monograph 4) de Craig Martin - 2000-10-20

Los Alamos Historical Society, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 149 pages. Book is clean with white pages and a square, tight binding. The covers have some scuffs and scratches that are very difficult to see in the scans. The Los Alamos story. .los alamos NM sits on an isolated pla....anish settlers and anglo homesteaders then near the mid 20th century a small group of people gathered on the plateau to build the atomic bomb a mission that would bring changes felt throughout the entire world and for all time. many of these newcomers joined by others remain to build a modern community. businesses and medical people teachers construction workers clergy all join the scientists in Building Schools churches hospital a library parks and places for sports business and attractive neighborhoods. the Los Alamos Historical Society has continued to collect and preserve memories and facts of every kind from the very beginning and now as a new century begins is making much of this historical information… Leer más

Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos Historical Society, 2000. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. [4], 149, [5] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Monograph Number 4. Includes Field Guide to Los Alamos Housing. Bibliography, Index. The contents are presented chronologically after the initial requirement was stated as "Sufficient Housing for a dozen scientists'; 1942-1945: Wartime Housing--The Good, The Bad and the Ugly; 1946-1948: Post-War Difficulties--Prefabricated City vs. Permanent Housing; 1948-1952: Growing Pains--North Community and White Rock Construction Camp; 195201957: Eastern Area Revamped--Groups 16, 17 and 18; 1958-1968: Privitization--Baranca Mesa Developed and White Rock Reborn; 1965-2000: Almost Normal--Filling in the Gaps; and 2000 Housing Destroyed--The Cerro Grande Fire. The author begins with an initial group of people who gathered on the New Mexico plateau in 1942 to build the atomic bomb. From there he traces the community development patterns and… Leer más

Los Alamos Historical Society. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!