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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : preservation and its history in New York
  • Memory sites : buildings, parks, events
  • Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913
  • The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel
  • City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory
  • Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure
  • Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past.

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