New York Rising
An Illustrated History from the Durst Collection
New York, New York : The Monacelli Press, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 263 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
"New York Rising presents a broad survey of real estate development in Manhattan, from the first European settlement in the seventeenth century through the skyscrapers and large-scale urban planning schemes of the late twentieth century, illustrated with images drawn largely from the rich archival resources of the Durst Collection at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University"--Dust jacket.
Contents:
Laying the groundwork 1640-1800 -- The formative years 1800-1860 -- The rise of the apartment 1860-1930 -- Moving the people 1880-1950 -- The evolution of the skyscraper 1890-1930 -- Housing the people 1930-1970 -- The making of Midtown 1930-1980 -- Urban renewal 1950-1980 -- Remaking lower Manhattan 1960-1980 -- Remaking Times Square 1980-2000.
Subjects:
Real estate development -- New York (State) -- New York.
Real estate development -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
Real estate developers -- New York (State) -- New York.
Real estate developers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
Commercial real estate -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Commercial real estate -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Real estate development -- New York (State) -- New York.
Real estate development -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
Real estate developers -- New York (State) -- New York.
Real estate developers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
Commercial real estate -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Commercial real estate -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
ISBN:
1580934617
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US NY Asc | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261).