Main entry:

Schlichting, Kurt C.

Title & Author:

Grand Central Terminal : railroads, engineering, and architecture in New York City / Kurt C. Schlichting.

Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Description:

xiii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.
1. The Commodore's Grand Central -- 2. The Engineer's Grand Central -- 3. The Architect's Grand Central -- 4. New York's Grand Central.

Summary:

"Grand Central Terminal, one of New York City's preeminent buildings, stands as a magnificent Beaux-Arts monument to America's Railway Age, and it remains a vital part of city life today." "In Grand Central Terminal, Kurt C. Schlichting traces the history of this spectacular building, detailing the colorful personalities, bitter conflicts, and Herculean feats of engineering that lie behind its construction."--Jacket.

Resources:
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Book review (H-Net)
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0801865107
9780801865107

Subject:

Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.) History.
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Railroad terminals New York (State) New York History.
Railroad terminals Conservation and restoration New York (State) New York.
Gares terminus New York (État) New York Histoire.
Gares terminus Conservation et restauration New York (État) New York.
Railroad terminals.
Railroad terminals Conservation and restoration.
Architektur
Bahnhofsarchitektur
Stationsgebouwen.
Grand Central Terminal.
Monumentenzorg.
New York (State) New York.
Grand Central Station
New York <NY> Grand Central Station.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217280
Call No.: NA44.W286.25 G7 2001
Status: Available