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Author: Gene Fowler Publisher: Viking Adult ISBN: Category : Journalists Languages : en Pages : 328
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Memories of the newsrooms of the "New York American" and the "Morning Telegraph" of the 1920s, recalling some of the personalities the author encountered.
Author: Gene Fowler Publisher: Viking Adult ISBN: Category : Journalists Languages : en Pages : 328
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Memories of the newsrooms of the "New York American" and the "Morning Telegraph" of the 1920s, recalling some of the personalities the author encountered.
Author: Jason M. Barr Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199344388 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 457
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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.
Author: Hubert Damisch Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804732468 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 196
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One of today's foremost art historians and critics presents a strikingly original view of architecture and the city through the twin lenses of cultural theory and psychoanalysis. In engaging a subject that has been of continuing interest to Damisch over the last 30 years, he develops a unique way of looking at the city and its architecture, the landscape and its spaces.
Author: Andy Butler Publisher: Haynes Publications ISBN: 9781844251056 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 160
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The Nissan Skyline GT-R is the icon amongst Japanese performance cars, its almost mythical status accentuated by the fact that it has never been sold officially outside Japan. This text provides an insight into ultimate Japanese supercar.
Author: Patricia Schonstein Publisher: ISBN: 9781874915133 Category : Cape Town (South Africa) Languages : en Pages : 191
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Skyline is a vibrant novel set in contemporary times in a run-down block of flats in Long Street, central Cape Town. Through this novel, narrated by an adolescent girl, the book explores the lives of African refugees who come to South Africa seeking a new life and better place, having fled wars and poverty in their own countries. The narrator and her sister befriend a warm and caring refugee from Mozambique called Bernard. They help him battle the terrible sadness and loneliness his country's civil war has inflicted upon him. He in turn, along with others from Zimbabwe, Sudan and Congo, introduces the sisters to the music, wisdom and energy of Africa. There is sadness in this story, for it gives a hard look at the emotional carnage caused by war. But there is also hope and humour and friendship.
Author: M. Hill Goodspeed Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY) ISBN: 9780883635278 Category : Cities and towns Languages : en Pages : 0
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With the completion of the world's first skyscraper in Chicago in 1885, the modern city skyline was born. A result of American technology and ingenuity, the 180-foot steel-framed Home Insurance Building rose above the city, and Americans have been reaching higher ever since. From Boston, steeped in history, to Las Vegas, a modern mirage in the desert, to Honolulu, America's paradise, each city has its own story. 'Skylines' takes us cross country and back in time to witness the steady growth of our great nation-city by city. For even the most well-seasoned air traveller, a city emerging from beneath the clouds is a compelling sight. Though the perspective is different for those arriving in cars, trains, on bicycles, or on foot, the first view of a city is always memorable. Throughout history, cartographers and explorers, photographer and artists have produced meticulous panoramas of urban areas-from the decks of ships, aloft in hot-air balloons, or perched on the side of a high hill. This sumptuous volume showcases the skylines of 48 great American cities with the spectacular panoramic photographs of Blakeway World-wide Panoramas.James Blakeway and Chris Gjevre have travelled the world photographing cities and other major attractions, waiting for the perfect time to take to the skies and capture each subject at its best. Complementing these images are historical photographs and bird's-eye-view maps reflecting each city's distinct character. The book completes its spectacular tour with a well-travelled historian guiding the reader through each city, offering atmospheric written portraits to accompany the antique photos and stunning Blakeway panoramas.
Author: Tim Keown Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 304
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Keown tracks the ups and downs of a California "melting pot" high-school basketball team and their dedicated, idealistic rookie coach.
Author: Richard Berenholtz Publisher: Rizzoli Publications ISBN: 0789341484 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Acclaimed photographer Richard Berenholtz's brilliant portfolio of New York City skyline photographs. For thirty-five years, best-selling photographer Richard Berenholtz has captured the iconic skylines of New York and all of its buildings and bridges. Skylines of New York wonderfully showcases the city that never sleeps in grand style with this collection of 75 breathtaking skyline images. From the tip of Lower Manhattan, Battery Park, the Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park and the Hudson River--and dozens of locations in between--every well-known NYC site is featured here. To really bring the Big Apple home, some of the city's most memorable skyline panoramas are featured on gatefold pages that open to two-and-a-half feet wide. Designed in a handsome yet affordable package, Skylines of New York is the perfect gift for all who love New York.
Author: Gene Fowler
Author: Gene Fowler
Author: Jason M. Barr
Author: Ernest L. Abel
Author: Hubert Damisch
Author: Laura Homan Lacey
Author: Andy Butler
Author: Patricia Schonstein
Author: M. Hill Goodspeed
Author: Tim Keown
Author: Richard Berenholtz