Main entry:

Solis, Julia.

Title & Author:

New York underground : the anatomy of a city / Julia Solis.

Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Description:

vii, 251 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Originally published in German as New York underground : Anatomie einer Stadt"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238) and index.
A City Built on Treacherous Rock -- Utilities -- Struggling for Fresh Water -- In the Wake of the Croton Maid -- An Alligator Marks the Sewers -- A Maze of Pipes Beneath the Streets -- The Subway System -- The Secret Subway of Alfred Beach -- Welcome to the Subway Crush -- Ghost Stations -- Silent Tunnels -- Trains into New York -- Moving Trains Below the Hudson -- The Rise and Fall of Penn Station -- The Mysteries of Grand Central -- Historic Rail Tunnels -- An Overview -- The Lost Tunnel of Atlantic Avenue -- The Freedom Tunnel -- Underground Passageways -- Playgrounds of the Underworld -- Tunnels for the Masses -- The Tunnels of Seaview Hospital -- The Labyrinth Below Columbia University -- The Graffiti of Dead Soldiers -- Building Foundations -- New York's Largest Foundation -- Unusual Foundations -- Breweries, Speakeasies, and Wine Cellars -- The Crypts Beneath New York's First Cathedral -- The Attraction of the Underground.

Summary:

"In this illustrated historical tour of New York's vast underground systems, Julia Solis maps out the anatomical foundation of the city - from the bowels of Grand Central Terminal to the labyrinthine ruins of the Old Croton Aqueduct to the old gang tunnels that run below the streets of Chinatown. Along the way, she tells the stories of how these structures came into existence."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0415950139 (hb ; alk. paper)
9780415950138 (hb ; alk. paper)
9780415963107 (pbk.)
0415963109 (pbk.)

Subject:

Underground areas New York (State) New York Guidebooks.
Zones souterraines New York (État) New York Guides.
Underground areas.
Unterirdisches Bauwerk
New York (N.Y.) Guidebooks.
New York (N.Y.) Guides.
New York (State) New York.
New York, NY

Form/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Illustrated works.
Guides touristiques.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233612
Call No.: F128.18 .S65 2005
Status: Available