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Penn Station, New York

Author : Louis Stettner
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500544506
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Penn Station, New York written by Louis Stettner and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetic look at Penn Station from Louis Stettner, one of the masters of street photography, published in book form for the first time Louis Stettner is one of the last living members of the avant-garde New York School of photography of the 1950s, which challenged many of the long-accepted foundations of art form. His Penn Station series of the late 1950s represents some of his most important work, gathered here in a single form for the first time. The series is less a portrait of the building than a study of people at once in transit and in suspension. The pivotal moment for Stettner occurred in 1957, the year before he began the series in earnest. He had taken a photograph of a girl in a party dress stepping from one circular patch of sunlight to another across the vast floor of Penn station, away from the photographer into the shadowy distance. A year later Stettner felt compelled to return and create the series, but he found the photographs not “newsworthy” enough to publish. With time and distance, their significance has been recognized, and the series is now considered a major work of art.

New York's Original Penn Station

Author : Paul M. Kaplan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781467139403
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book New York's Original Penn Station written by Paul M. Kaplan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early twentieth-century New York, few could have imagined a train terminal as grandiose as Pennsylvania Station. Yet, executives at the Pennsylvania Railroad secretly bought up land in Manhattan's infamous Tenderloin District to build one of the world's most spectacular monuments. Sandhogs would battle the fiercest of nature to build tunnels linking Manhattan to New Jersey and Long Island. For decades, Penn Station was a center of elegance and pride. But the ensuing rise of the airplane and automobile began to diminish train travel. Consequently, in the mid-1960s, the station was tragically destroyed. The loss inspired the birth of preservation laws in the city and the nation that would save other landmarks like Grand Central. Author Paul Kaplan recounts the trials and triumphs of New York's Penn Station.

Manhattan Gateway

Author : William D. Middleton
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780890241776
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Manhattan Gateway written by William D. Middleton and published by Kalmbach Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the various plans to get the Pennsylvania Railroad into Manhattan (over & under the Hudson R.) and out to the Northeast (across Hell Gate), and the monument that was Penn Station. Covers the tragic loss of that great edifice to the Quislings of Penn & the vulgar boosterism of NYC (which

Conquering Gotham

Author : Jill Jonnes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101218894
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Conquering Gotham written by Jill Jonnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Superb. [A] first-rate narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) about the controversial construction of New York’s beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels, from the author of Eiffel's Tower and Urban Forests As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York. Conquering Gotham will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBS's American Experience.

The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station

Author : Lorraine B. Diehl
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781568580609
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station written by Lorraine B. Diehl and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1996-11-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work traces the history of the creation, operation, and demolition of New York's Pennsylvania Station.

Old Penn Station

Author : William Low
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805079258
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book Old Penn Station written by William Low and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated account of the construction, history, and demolition of one of the most famous railroad stations in America-- New York City's Penn Station.

Grand Central Terminal

Author : Anthony W. Robins
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1613123876
Total Pages : 1148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Grand Central Terminal written by Anthony W. Robins and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with extraordinary photos, illustrations, and historical facts, a celebration of the legendary Manhattan rail terminal’s first century. Opened in February 1913, Grand Central Terminal—one of the country's great architectural monuments—helped create Midtown Manhattan. Over the next century, it evolved into an unofficial town square for New York. Today, it sits astride Park Avenue at 42nd Street in all its original splendor, attracting visitors by the thousands. This book celebrates Grand Central’s Centennial by tracing the Terminal’s history and design, and showcasing 200 photographs of its wonders—from the well-trodden Main Concourse to its massive power station hidden ten stories below. The stunning photographs, some archival and some taken by Frank English, official photographer of Metro-North Railroad for more than twenty-five years, capture every corner of this astonishing complex.

Pennsylvania Station in New York City

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Pennsylvania Station in New York City written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The World by Design

Author : A. Eugene Kohn
Publisher : RosettaBooks
ISBN 13 : 0795352654
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The World by Design written by A. Eugene Kohn and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharing stories and inspiring lessons on leadership and design, one architect explains how he helped build one of the world’s most successful firms Founded on July 4, 1976, Kohn Pedersen Fox quickly became a darling of the press with groundbreaking buildings such as the headquarters for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in New York, 333 Wacker Drive in Chicago, the Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, and the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC. By the early 1990s, when most firms in the U.S. were struggling to survive a major recession, KPF was busy with significant buildings in London, Germany, Canada, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia—pioneering a model of global practice that has influenced architecture, design, and creative-services firms ever since. Like any other business, though, KPF has stumbled along the way and wrestled with crises. But through it all, it has remained innovative in an ever-changing field that often favors the newest star on the horizon. Now in its fifth decade, the firm has shaped skylines and cities around the world with iconic buildings such as the World Financial Center in Shanghai, the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, the DZ Bank Tower in Frankfurt, the Heron Tower in London, and Hudson Yards in New York. Forthright and engaging, Kohn examines both award-winning achievements and missteps in his 50-year career in architecture. In the process, he shows how his firm, KPF, has helped change the buildings and cities where we live, work, learn, and play. “A must-read for all of those who love cities and the buildings and skylines that define them.” —Stephen M. Ross, chairman and founder of The Related Companies

Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic

Author : Jill Jonnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781437966633
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic written by Jill Jonnes and published by . This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the 19th cent. ends, PA Railroad pres. Alexander Cassatt seeks some way -- other than fleets of ferries from N.J. -- to bring the PRR¿s millions of passengers into water-locked Gotham. By 1901 the PRR will build a monumental system of electrified tunnels under the Hudson River, Manhattan, and the East River to Long Island, capping them with the crown jewel of PA Station. And so begins a high-stakes Gilded Age drama pitting the nation¿s greatest corp. against the forces of Tammany N.Y. This narrative brings to life the feats of politicking and engineering that forever changed N.Y.¿s physical and psychological geography. In late 1910, PA Station, Charles McKim¿s great Doric temple to transportation, opens in all its magnificence. Photos.

Penn Station

Author : Fred Westing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Penn Station written by Fred Westing and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New York and Brooklyn Bridge

Author : Alfred C. Barnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by Alfred C. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

McKim, Mead & White, Architects

Author : Leland M. Roth
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book McKim, Mead & White, Architects written by Leland M. Roth and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1983 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New York's Original Penn Station

Author : Paul M Kaplan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439666350
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book New York's Original Penn Station written by Paul M Kaplan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the spectacular and much-lamented train terminal whose destruction inspired a new passion for historic preservation. Includes photos. In early twentieth-century New York, few could have imagined a train terminal as grand as Pennsylvania Station. Yet, executives at the Pennsylvania Railroad secretly bought up land in Manhattan's infamous Tenderloin District to build one of the world's most spectacular monuments. Sandhogs would battle the fiercest of nature to build tunnels linking Manhattan to New Jersey and Long Island. For decades, Penn Station was a center of elegance and pride. But the ensuing rise of the airplane and automobile began to diminish train travel. Consequently, in the mid-1960s, the station was tragically destroyed. The loss inspired the birth of preservation laws in the city and the nation that would save other landmarks—such as New York’s Grand Central, just blocks away. Here, Paul Kaplan recounts the trials and triumphs of New York's Penn Station, with extensive photos and illustrations.

Architecture

Author : Denna Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500291481
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Architecture written by Denna Jones and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture: The Whole Story is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the architects, plans, designs and constructions that over the centuries have most engaged our minds, inspired our imaginations and raised our spirits. For everyone who has ever wished for greater insight into the art of building design, Architecture: The Whole Story provides the analytical tools to appreciate to the fullest the variety of architectural achievement and the built environment in the world.

Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois

Author : Elizabeth R. Metz
Publisher : North Country Books
ISBN 13 : 9780965397308
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois written by Elizabeth R. Metz and published by North Country Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Grand Central

Author : Sam Roberts
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455525952
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Grand Central written by Sam Roberts and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, illustrated - and entertaining -- history of the iconic Grand Central Terminal, from one of New York City's favorite writers, just in time to celebrate the train station's 100th fabulous anniversary. In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks back at Grand Central's conception, amazing history, and the far-reaching cultural effects of the station that continues to amaze tourists and shuttle busy commuters. Along the way, Roberts will explore how the Manhattan transit hub truly foreshadowed the evolution of suburban expansion in the country, and fostered the nation's westward expansion and growth via the railroad. Featuring quirky anecdotes and behind-the-scenes information, this book will allow readers to peek into the secret and unseen areas of Grand Central -- from the tunnels, to the command center, to the hidden passageways. With stories about everything from the famous movies that have used Grand Central as a location to the celestial ceiling in the main lobby (including its stunning mistake) to the homeless denizens who reside in the building's catacombs, this is a fascinating and, exciting look at a true American institution.