Main Title |
New York recentered : building the metropolis from the shore / |
Author |
Schlichting, Kara Murphy,
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Publisher |
The University of Chicago Press, |
Year Published |
2019 |
OCLC Number |
1051684002 |
ISBN |
9780226613024; 022661302X |
Subjects |
New York (NY)--History ;
City planning--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century ;
City planning--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century ;
Cities and towns--New York (State)--New York--Growth ;
Urban ecology (Sociology)--New York (State)--New York--History ;
Cities and towns--Growth ;
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
F128.47.S35 2019 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
12/09/2019 |
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Collation |
319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-308) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Benefactor planning: Barnum's bridgeport and Steinway's Queens -- Laying out the trans-Harlem city -- Working-class leisure on the Upper East River and Sound -- Designing a coastal playland around Long Island Sound -- "They shall not pass": opposition to public leisure and state park planning -- "From dumps to glory": Flushing Meadows and the New York World's Fair of 1939-1940 -- Epilogue: the limits of the world of tomorrow. |
Place Published |
Chicago ; London |
Title Ser Add Ent |
Historical studies of urban America. |
PUB Date Free Form |
©2019 |
Series Title Untraced |
Historical studies of urban America |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
cartographic image |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
RDA |
LCCN |
2018051008 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20191205064023 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02680cam 2200565 i 45010 |