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Author : Gerard R. Wolfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:1285756606
Author : Gerard R. Wolfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0814791603
Author : Kevin Walsh
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780061145025
Forgotten New York is your passport to more than 300 years of history, architecture, and memories hidden in plain sight. Houses dating to the first Dutch settlers on Staten Island; yellow brick roads in Brooklyn; clocks embedded in the sidewalk in Manhattan; bishop's crook lampposts in Queens; a white elephant in the Bronx—this is New York and this is your guide to seeing it all. Forgotten New York covers all five boroughs with easy-to-use maps and suggested routes to hundreds of out-of-the-way places, antiquated monuments, streets to nowhere, and buildings from a time lost. Forgotten New York features: Quiet Places Truly Forgotten History Happened Here What is this Thing? Forgotten People And so much more. No matter if you are a lifelong New Yorker, recent resident, or weekend visitor, this magical book is the only guide to true New York.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : BSB:BSB10254112
Author : Carol Von Pressentin Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1905131933
A guide to New York City that works for residents and visitors alike. This new edition of the essential Blue Guide takes you on a meticulous tour of the well-known, lesser-known and almost unknown sights of the city as well as being a discerning guide to where to stay and eat. Ideal for on-street use and at-home reference, the depth of coverage is second to none: this is a mini-encyclopedia of a multi-layered city. Blue Guide New York forms the basis for study for accredited NYC tour guides. With excellent detailed maps and plans.
Author : George J. Lankevich
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0814751490
Magnet for the ambitious, lodestone for talented and oppressed alike, Mecca for businessmen and immigrants, New York City has presided for over 350 years as the critical center of American life. From its origins as a primitive Dutch outpost to the sprawling urban complex it is today, the defining characteristic of New York has been continuous, dramatic, and rapid change. Historian George J. Lankevich's volume concentrates on political and economic affairs, illustrating how New York has always combined principle and pragmatism in its role as pace-setter in business communications, education, urban policy, and cultural life. American Metropolis is loosely divided into three historical epochs, each spanning roughly one of the last three centuries. In its early years, New York was defined by trial and tribulation; wars, fires, rebellions, and revolution were guiding influences on the colonial port. Nineteenth-century New York history was dominated by heroic figures in the form of bosses, reformers, merchant princes and statesmen, by enormous population increases, and by the achievement of commercial, financial, and cultural supremacy. For much of the twentieth century, greater New York, plagued by crime, white flight, fiscal trauma, and decay, embodied the nation's urban crisis. Its current Renaissance stands as fresh testimony to its characteristic vitality and resilience. Emphasizing the cyclical nature of New York's history through tides of crisis and renewal, George J. Lankevich here offers the definitive short history of America's most important and vibrant metropolis. By understanding the history of New York, we obtain a vital sense of what America was, is, and can become.
Author : Kara Murphy Schlichting
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226613161
The history of New York City’s urban development often centers on titanic municipal figures like Robert Moses and on prominent inner Manhattan sites like Central Park. New York Recentered boldly shifts the focus to the city’s geographic edges—the coastlines and waterways—and to the small-time unelected locals who quietly shaped the modern city. Kara Murphy Schlichting details how the vernacular planning done by small businessmen and real estate operators, performed independently of large scale governmental efforts, refigured marginal locales like Flushing Meadows and the shores of Long Island Sound and the East River in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The result is a synthesis of planning history, environmental history, and urban history that recasts the story of New York as we know it.
Author : Rebecca Solnit,Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520285958
This set explores the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York City. With many contributors, each atlas addresses the multi-faceted nature of a city as experienced by numerous categories of inhabitants.
Author : John Disturnell
Publisher : New York : D. Van Nostrand
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433058770839
Author : Mitch Broder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762794775
As Manhattan succumbs to the big chain stores and tourist traps that come with the modern age, it struggles to maintain its storied identity. Fortunately for locals and visitors alike, a number of classic restaurants, shops and other establishments still thrive today that evoke the unique charm of the city. From The Four Seasons to Serendipity 3, from Katz's Deli to Café Carlyle, from the Oyster Bar to The Donut Pub, all the landmarks are here in the first and only book to collect all the best of Manhattan's timeless spots. Discovering Vintage New York is your guide to 50 profiled restaurants, shops, delis, nightspots, bars, and cafés that have lasted half a century or more. But they’re not merely old. Or historical. Or old and historical. These spots evoke a bygone metropolis. They are lost in time, yet compellingly timely. Whether they span decades or centuries, they are vibrant, quirky, and just plain fun to explore. Discovering Vintage New York takes you to a city of egg creams and knishes, of record stores and hat shops, of bohemian basements and candlelit clubs. Start reading, and start your discovering now!
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020454016
This book is a guide to New York City in the mid-19th century, covering topics such as the city's history, architecture, culture, and commerce. The book also includes practical information for travelers, such as hotel recommendations and tips for navigating the city. The book reflects the optimism and ambition of New York City during a period of rapid growth and transformation, and will be of interest to historians, urban planners, and anyone interested in the history of New York. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Moses King
Publisher : Boston : M. King
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044027136688
Author : Andrew Stone
Publisher : A Hedonist's guide to...
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : 9781905428410
The world’s favorite city and arguably foremost truly global metropolis, New York is fast-paced and constantly changing. From the high-end chic restaurants in Midtown to the alternative underground bars of the Lower East Side, from the established grandeur of the Upper West Side to the unashamed wealth of the Upper East, from glam (and gay) Chelsea to the taste-makers of the Meatpacking District, this is a city that desperately needs a tour guide. Hg2's crack team of writers come to the rescue with this discriminating guidebook. Targeting a generation of "time poor, cash rich" travelers who want only the best, A Hedonist's Guide to New York is packed with photographs, hidden venues, and easy-to-use color-coded maps. Completely revised, updated, and redesigned, this second edition helps visitors bypass the mundane and head toward the magnificent.
Author : Sam Roberts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781620409817
From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential. From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world. A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal. With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.
Author : Gerard Wolfe
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0071411852
The devastating events of 9/11 have brought a renewed interest in the rich architectural history of New York City. This highly acclaimed well-illustrated "carry-along" walking tour provides the updated information that tourists, students, architects, and historians need to fully appreciate the architectural aspects that have made NYC one of the most vital cities in the world. This new third edition features: * 15 walking tours of NYC's most important structures and neighborhoods * Easy-to-use maps for each tour with major landmarks clearly indicated * Nearly 300 vintage photos and engravings * Interesting, little known historical "tidbits" and anecdotal stories on significant buildings * Information on the latest landmark designations * Revised maps and changes in transit information to reflect the effects of 9/11