New York underground : the anatomy of a city / by Julia Solis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solis, Julia.

Standardized Title:

New York underground. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Underground areas--New York (State)--New York--Guidebooks.

Underground areas.

New York (N.Y.)--Guidebooks.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

vii, 251 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Contents:

2 A City Built on Treacherous Rock 9

Part I Utilities

3 Struggling for Fresh Water 19

4 In the Wake of the Croton Maid 29

5 An Alligator Marks the Sewers 41

6 A Maze of Pipes Beneath the Streets 49

Part II The Subway System

7 The Secret Subway of Alfred Beach 61

8 Welcome to the Subway Crush 67

9 Ghost Stations 81

10 Silent Tunnels 87

Part III Trains into New York

11 Moving Trains Below the Hudson 97

12 The Rise and Fall of Penn Station 105

13 The Mysteries of Grand Central 111

Part IV Historic Rail Tunnels

14 An Overview 129

15 The Lost Tunnel of Atlantic Avenue 133

16 The Freedom Tunnel 143

Part V Underground Passageways

17 Playgrounds of the Underworld 151

18 Tunnels for the Masses 157

19 The Tunnels of Seaview Hospital 161

20 The Labyrinth Below Columbia University 167

21 The Graffiti of Dead Soldiers 175

Part VI Building Foundations

22 New York's Largest Foundation 183

23 Unusual Foundations 197

24 Breweries, Speakeasies, and Wine Cellars 207

25 The Crypts Beneath New York's First Cathedral 215

26 The Attraction of the Underground 221.

Notes:

"Originally published in German as New York underground : Anatomie einer Stadt"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and index.

ISBN:

0415950139

OCLC:

55085896