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Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : Ronald A. Reis
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by Ronald A. Reis and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was to be a structure like no other: the largest and tallest skyscraper in the world. Initial plans for the Empire State Building called for an Art Deco masterwork to rise 1,000 feet, with 80 stories of rental space. The high-rise was to completely fill the 84,000-square-foot site of the former Waldorf-Astoria, then New Yorks most opulent hotel. Hopes were high that the Empire State Building would accelerate Midtown Manhattans stride toward commercial prominence, pulling more business uptown. Built in the early years of the Great Depression, during which one out of four New Yorkers was out of work, the Empire State Buildings construction was thought by many to be a foolish undertaking. Yet, it was completed under budget and ahead of schedule, and the commercial colossus has stood through good times and bad as a symbol of daring, beauty, and American invention.
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : John Tauranac
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by John Tauranac and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Empire State Building is the landmark book on one of the world’s most notable landmarks. Since its publication in 1995, John Tauranac’s book, focused on the inception and creation of the building, has stood as the most comprehensive account of the structure. Moreover, it is far more than a work in architectural history; Tauranac tells a larger story of the politics of urban development in and through the interwar years. In a new epilogue to the Cornell edition, Tauranac highlights the continuing resonance and influence of the Empire State Building in the rapidly changing post-9/11 cityscape.
Book Synopsis Building the "empire State of the South" by : Frederick Beck Gates
Download or read book Building the "empire State of the South" written by Frederick Beck Gates and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Building the Empire State by : Carol Willis
Download or read book Building the Empire State written by Carol Willis and published by . This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Empire State of the South by : Christopher C. Meyers
Download or read book The Empire State of the South written by Christopher C. Meyers and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays offers teachers of Georgia history an alternative to the traditional narrative textbook. In this volume, students have the opportunity to read Georgia history rather than reading about Georgia history. Encompassing the entirety of Georgia history into the twenty-first century, The Empire State of the South is suitable for all courses on Georgia history. The text is divided into sixteen chapters comprising 129 documents and thirty-three essays on various topics of Georgia history. Each chapter consists of several parts. First is a short narrative introduction. The second part contains the documents themselves. Following the documents are two essays written by historians regarding some topic relevant to the chapter. At the end of each chapter is a short list of suggested readings. The documents themselves range from the usual: state constitutions, laws, and speeches, to the inordinate: plans for constructing what is regarded as the state's first concrete home, a corny campaign song for Eugene Talmadge, an attempt by the General Assembly in 1897 to ban the playing of football, and a 1962 letter Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote from an Albany prison that preceded his better-known Birmingham letter. Georgia has indeed had a colorful history and The Empire State of the South tells that story. Book jacket.
Download or read book Unbuilding written by David Macaulay and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1980 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished.
Book Synopsis Building the Empire State Building by : MS Laura L Sullivan
Download or read book Building the Empire State Building written by MS Laura L Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : Gini Holland
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by Gini Holland and published by Raintree. This book was released on 1998 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the building of the world famous skyscraper, describes its occupants, and explores its popularity in films.
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : Ronald Reis
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by Ronald Reis and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Empire State Building by : Erinn Banting
Download or read book Empire State Building written by Erinn Banting and published by Structural Wonders of the Worl. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history, people, and science behind the construction of the Empire State Building. Includes activity page, quiz, and glossary.
Book Synopsis Building the Skyline by : Jason M. Barr
Download or read book Building the Skyline written by Jason M. Barr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.
Book Synopsis Building the Empire State by : Donald Friedman
Download or read book Building the Empire State written by Donald Friedman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constructed in 11 months, the Empire State Building was a marvel of modern engineering. Its frame rose more than a story a day--no comparable building since has managed that rate of ascent. In "Building the Empire State", a rediscovered 1930s notebook charts the construction of this crowning achievement. Illustrations.
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : Meish Goldish
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by Meish Goldish and published by American Places: From Vision t. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1886, more than one million people jammed the streets of New York City to watch a parade led by President Grover Cleveland. When the parade reached the southern tip of the city, people could see a giant metal object jutting out of the misty harbor. It stood more than 300 feet tall and was topped with a giant glowing torch. Many people wept with joy and shouted in delight. They had never seen anything so beautiful. Where had the majestic statue come from? Who had built it and why? The Statue of Liberty traces the incredible story of the monument, starting with an idea dreamt up by a French law professor and ending with the installation of the huge metal structure on a small island. Large color photos, maps, and fact boxes enrich the captivating story, which is sure to engage even the most reluctant readers.
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : Charles River Charles River Editors
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the design and construction of the building by newspapers, tourists, and those who worked on it*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline. The shapes and the thought that made them. The sky over New York and the will of man made visible... Let them come to New York, stand on the shore of the Hudson, look and kneel. When I see the city from my window - no, I don't feel how small I am - but I feel that if a war came to threaten this, I would like to throw myself into space, over the city, and protect these buildings with my body.” – Ayn Rand, The FountainheadOf all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America's largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity and sheer strength of the United States, a global financial center that has enticed people chasing the “American Dream” for centuries. Given that history, it's fitting that the Empire State Building is the city's most famous building, a soaring skyscraper that has been one of the tallest buildings in the world for nearly a century and the most recognizable landmark in New York. The Empire State Building was constructed using the Art Deco style, which was trendy during the era and had been used for other skyscrapers like the Chrysler Building, but that's where the comparisons end, because the Empire State Building was unprecedented in almost every aspect at the time of its creation. With a race for dizzying heights underway, ground was broken on the Empire State Building on St. Patrick's Day 1930, and the ceremony marking its completion would come just a little more than a year later. Employing thousands of workers and somehow managing only to lose 5, the gargantuan building soared to nearly 1500 feet tall before topping out.Ironically, it took awhile for the Empire State Building to attract businesses, in large measure due to the fact it was built at the height of the Great Depression, but before long it became synonymous with New York City itself. The building has generated notorious headlines, such as when a B-25 bomber crashed into the building in 1945, and it has been featured in too many movies to count, including its most famous role in King Kong (1933) just a few years after its completion. Indeed, the Empire State Building continues to be not just an instantly identifiable landmark in New York City but also a crucially valuable one that is still visited and used by thousands of people a day.The Empire State Building: The History of New York City's Most Iconic Landmark chronicles the construction and history of the Big Apple's most famous building. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Empire State Building like never before, in no time at all.
Book Synopsis Build Your Own Empire State Building by : Alan Rose
Download or read book Build Your Own Empire State Building written by Alan Rose and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building Book by : Jonathan Goldman
Download or read book The Empire State Building Book written by Jonathan Goldman and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since it was built in 1931, the Empire State Building has been the symbol of New York, and it has retained its fascination even though it has lost its crown as the World's Tallest. In this unique and visually exciting book on the phenomenon--an irresistible gift for anyone who loves New York, Art Deco architecture, or popular culture--eclectic representations of the building by artists (including original works commissioned for this book by Paul Degen, Henrik Drescher, Randall Enos, Eugene Mihaesco, Edward Sorel, Ralph Steadman, and others), photographers, moviemakers, and souvenir manufacturers are complemented by a witty, intriguing commentary on a structure that has been variously known as the Empty State Building, the world's largest Christmas tree, and the most distinguished address in the world.
Book Synopsis The Empire State Building by : Lewis Wickes Hine
Download or read book The Empire State Building written by Lewis Wickes Hine and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of black-and-white photographs that document the construction of the Empire State Building, completed in 1931, with information about photographer Lewis W. Hine.
