Description
As the one American city underneath direct congressional regulate, Washington has served traditionally as a checking out ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments—with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district’s in large part black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a big federal presence—a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of good looks over justice. In a brand new afterword, Gillette addresses the latest revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena.