The once and future New York : historic preservation and the modern city /

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In the popular imagination, the controversial 1963 demolition of Pennsylvania Station gave birth to New York City's historic preservation movement. As Randall Mason reveals, however, historic preservation has been a persistent force in the development of New York since the 1890s, when the city&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mason, Randall, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.
Temas:
1800 - 1999
Historic preservation > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Historic preservation > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration > New York (State) > New York.
Préservation historique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Préservation historique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Architecture > Conservation et restauration > New York (État) > New York.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
Buildings
Architecture > Conservation and restoration
Historic preservation
New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) > New York
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the popular imagination, the controversial 1963 demolition of Pennsylvania Station gave birth to New York City's historic preservation movement. As Randall Mason reveals, however, historic preservation has been a persistent force in the development of New York since the 1890s, when the city's leading politicians, planners, and architects first recognized the need to preserve the rapidly evolving city's past. Rich with archival research, The Once and Future New York documents the emergence of historic preservation in New York at the turn of the twentieth century. Between 1890 and 1920, prese.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiv, 307 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-299) and index.
ISBN:9780816668137
0816668132

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