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New York rising : an illustrated history from the Durst Collection / Kate Ascher andThomas Mellins ; contributors, Hilary Ballon [and 9 others].
Fine Arts Library HD268.N5 A83 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ascher, Kate, author.
- Mellins, Thomas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Real estate development--New York (State)--New York.
- Real estate development.
- Real estate development--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.
- Real estate developers--New York (State)--New York.
- Real estate developers.
- Real estate developers--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.
- Commercial real estate--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
- Commercial real estate.
- Commercial real estate--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
- Real estate business--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
- Real estate business.
- Real estate business--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
- History.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 263 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : The Monacelli Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "New York Rising presents a broad survey of real estate development in Manhattan, from the first European settlement in the seventeenth century through the skyscrapers and large-scale urban planning schemes of the late twentieth century, illustrated with images drawn largely from the rich archival resources of the Durst Collection at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University"--Dust jacket.
- Contents:
- Laying the groundwork 1640-1800
- The formative years 1800-1860
- The rise of the apartment 1860-1930
- Moving the people 1880-1950
- The evolution of the skyscraper 1890-1930
- Housing the people 1930-1970
- The making of Midtown 1930-1980
- Urban renewal 1950-1980
- Remaking lower Manhattan 1960-1980
- Remaking Times Square 1980-2000.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261).
- ISBN:
- 1580934617
- 9781580934619
- OCLC:
- 1077267250
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