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Building the skyline : the birth and growth of Manhattan's skyscrapers / Jason M. Barr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barr, Jason M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Skyscrapers--Economic aspects--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Skyscrapers.
- Land use, Urban--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Land use, Urban.
- Real estate development--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Real estate development.
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--History.
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. Part I lays out the historical background that established Manhattan's real estate trajectory. Part II focuses specifically on the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes.
- Contents:
- 4. The Tenements and the Skyline Part II: The Rise of the Skyline; 5. The Economics of Skyscraper Height ; 6. Measuring the Skyline ; 7. The Bedrock Myth ; 8. The Birth of Midtown ; 9. Edifice Complex? The Cause of the 1920s Building Boom
- 10. What Is Manhattan Worth? One Hundred Fifty Years of Land Values Epilogue: The Resilient Skyline? ; Appendices ; Notes ; Bibliographic Note ; Bibliography ; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-934438-8
- 0-19-023173-4
- 0-19-934437-X
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