...there from the countryside and from rival cities. On the boards of institutions like the Metropolitan, the New York Public Library, and the American Museum of Natural History, they protected the city's honor in the quest for treasure. 77 Local pride and civic patriotism, at...

...focus on three structures that evolved from unusual underground constructions: the Brooklyn Bridge, the New York Public Library, and the American Museum of Natural History. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Like the basement of an old castle, the masonry vault stretches into the darkness....