New York 1930 : architecture and urbanism between the two world wars / Robert A.M. Stern, Gregory Gilmartin, Thomas Mellins ; assisted by David Fishman and Raymond W. Gastil.

Main entry:

Stern, Robert A. M., author.

Title & Author:

New York 1930 : architecture and urbanism between the two world wars / Robert A.M. Stern, Gregory Gilmartin, Thomas Mellins ; assisted by David Fishman and Raymond W. Gastil.

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1987.

Description:

847 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 760-830) and index.
Twilight of civicism. Civic buildings ; Schools ; Museums ; Churches and synagogues ; Banks ; Clubs ; Hotels -- City as theater. Theaters ; Restaurants ; Shops and showrooms ; Exhibitions ; Fifty-seventy Street : New York's Rue de la Paix -- The seven million. At home in Manhattan ; We'll take the Bronx and Staten Island, too : toward suburbia -- City of towers. Scaffolding the sky ; Three modern masters ; Skyscraping city ; Rockefeller Center : from Metropolitan Opera to miniature metropolis -- City of tomorrow. Transportation ; Parks and recreation ; 1939 World's Fair.

Summary:

Highly esteemed by architects and New York history enthusiasts, 'New York 1930' focuses on the development of many of the landmark structures and the built environment of New York, including the parks, highways, and entertainment districts.

ISBN:

0847806189 (hardcover)
9780847806188 (hardcover)
9780847830961
0847830969
9780847818389 (paperback)
0847818381 (paperback)

Subject:

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Architecture New York (State) New York History 20th century.
City planning New York (State) New York.
ARCHITECTURE NEW YORK (STATE) NEW YORK 20TH CENTURY.
NEW YORK (N.Y.) BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, ETC.
Architecture New York (État) New York.
Architecture New York (État) New York 20e siècle.
Urbanisme New York (État) New York.
Architecture New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.
City planning
Architecture
Buildings
Architektur
Städtebau
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. 20th century.
New York (State) New York
New York (N.Y.)

Form/genre:

History
Books.

Added entries:

Gilmartin, Gregory, author.
Mellins, Thomas, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111047
Call No.: ID:86-B22458
Status: Available

Location: Library main 111048
Call No.: NA735.N5 S734 1987 (ID:86-B22458)
Status: Available

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