Architectural Guidebook to New York CityGibbs Smith, 2009 - Travel $21.95 paperback 1-58685-113-6 August6 x 8/ in, 432 pp, Black & White Photographs, Rights: W, ArchitecturevFrancis Morrone has returned to the buildings of his original guidebook once again to detail additions and changes in name and usage, and the book has been modified to reflect post September 11th New York City. With its thoughtful detail and out-of-the-ordinary observations, this guidebook is a must-have for New Yorkers, tourists, and architectural lovers everywhere.Francis Morrone is a lecturer and tour leader for the Municipal Art Society of New York, a nonprofit civic organization founded in 1893. His writings on architecture and New York history appear in The New Criterion, the City Journal, and other publications. His other books include An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn and An Architectural Guidebook to Philadelphia. He lives in Brooklyn.James Iska, whose work has been exhibited all over the world and has appeared in the Washington Post, the Financial Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune, is currently on the staff of the Art Institute of Chicago. |
Contents
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From The Battery to TriBeCa | 49 |
SoHo | 63 |
Greenwich Village | 71 |
The East Village | 87 |
Chelsea | 97 |
From Union Square to Kips Bay | 111 |
Broadway in the Upper West Side | 259 |
Central Park West | 275 |
The Upper East Side | 289 |
Yorkville and Carnegie Hill | 311 |
Morning Side Heights | 323 |
Washington Heights and Harlem | 339 |
Central Park | 355 |
Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights | 363 |
From Herald Square to Murray Hill | 133 |
Grand Central | 147 |
Turtle Bay | 173 |
Times Square | 193 |
Fifth Avenue | 205 |
From Columbus Circle to Sutton Place | 245 |
Park Slope and Prospect Park | 377 |
Index for Specialists | 395 |
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