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The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station
This book offers a moving and tragic account of the history, creation, and the ultimate demise of the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City. An elegant symbol of turn-of-the-century classicism, the station was designed by the preeminent architects of the period, McKim, Mead & White, and completed in 1910. Accompanied by 80 vintage photographs, Lorraine Diehl lovingly documents the labor involved in the creation of this great building and traces the mid-20th-century development interests and capitalist forces that destroyed it in 1963. While there was no public outcry to save the building, once New Yorkers realized the extent of their loss, it helped pave the way for a nationwide preservation movement. This book convincingly reasserts the profound importance of our public urban architecture--culturally, socially, and aesthetically--to our collective memory and history. (first pub 1985 American Heritage Press)
ISBN: 1568580606
Authors:
Lorraine Diehl ,
David Leibowitz
Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
Year: 1996
Language of original publication: English
Book Format: Hardcover, Paperback
Grade: K-2,
2-4,
4-6
Keywords: tunnel,
railroad,
transit,
New York City
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