The city beneath us : building the New York subways / New York Transit Museum with Vivian Heller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heller, Vivian.

New York Transit Museum.

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subways--New York (State)--New York--Design and construction--History.

Subways.

Subways--New York (State)--New York--Design and construction--Pictorial works.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

245 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2004]

Summary:

Made from 8 x 10-inch glass negatives from the turn of the last century, and reproduced here in glorious duotone, over 175 images from the New York Transit Museum show the incredible construction techniques and details involved in creating the New York Subway.

Contents:

Chapter 1 "From City Hall to Harlem in Fifteen Minutes!" 13

Chapter 2 Miracles, Tragedies, and Fantastic Discoveries 19

Chapter 3 Growing Pains 25

Chapter 4 The Subway Comes of Age 33

Chapter 5 Nickel and Skyscraper 39

Chapter 6 From the Great Depression to the World's Fair 47

Chapter 7 From GI Joe to Jackie Robinson 55

Chapter 8 Dark Times 63

Chapter 9 The Subway Makes a Comeback 71

Chapter 10 Steel Arches 77

Gallery: Building the Subway 82.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

0393057976

9780393057973

OCLC:

55765510

Online:

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