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New York Streetscapes
Christopher GraySuzanne Braley
其他書名
Tales of Manhattan's Significant Buidlings and Landmarks
出版Harry N. Abrams, 2003-05-01
主題Architecture / History / General
ISBN08109444139780810944411
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Sp1QAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Christopher Gray's engaging tales of historic Gotham locales transport readers back in time for a stroll through the streets of old New York. The noted architectural historian, who writes the popular "Streetscapes" column in The New York Times, here gathers 190 of the best-loved of those columns to captivate readers with his wealth of information about sites and buildings and the intriguing lives of the people connected to them. From the Bridge Cafe (New York's oldest surviving bar) on Water Street to the Revolutionary War-era Morris-Jumel Mansion in upper Manhattan, Gray turns the spotlight on both obscure and familiar landmarks, and each of his witty, urbane essays is illustrated with at least one period photograph, Gray's vast enthusiasm and love for New York's vast architecture is evident in all that he writes, as is his concern for the preservation of the city's architectural treasures.