Contents
Foreword: Learning from the Outlier
Harvey Molotch
Introduction: An Empty and Impeccable Downtown
1. The Common Threads in High Point’s Uncommon Fabric
Part I. Out of the Mills: A Small City Goes Global
2. Hollowing Out: The “All-American" Downtown Goes Temp
3. The Golden Goose: High Point Becomes the World’s Market Center
4. The Cruise Ship and the Forbidden City: Aesthetic Flair and Private
Equity Come to Town
Part II. Temp Town: Spaces and Seasons of the Furniture Capital of the
World
5. Hibernation: The Downtown Landscape During Backstage Months
6. Choreographing Mini-Manhattan: Visitors Experience the Market
7. The Fragmented Year-Round Design Cluster
Part III. The Fight to Reclaim Downtown
8. Poking the Golden Goose: A Brief History of Local Protest
9. The City Project and the Pursuit of a Living Room
10. High Pointers Plan a Downtown for Themselves
Conclusion: Integrating Frontstage and Backstage
Acknowledgments
Appendix: The People in Showroom City
Notes
Index