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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Roberts, Sam, 1947- author.     Subjects     Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York     Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York     New York (N.Y.) -- History.     New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Roberts, Sam, 1947- author.       by title:      A history of New Yor...         MARC Display

A history of New York in 27 buildings : the 400-year untold story of an American metropolis / Sam Roberts ; contemporary photography by George Samoladas. by Roberts, Sam, 1947- author. New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. Subjects Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York   Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York   New York (N.Y.) -- History.   New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History. ISBN:  9781620409800 (hardcover) : 1620409801 (hardcover) : Description:  xiii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents:  (from table of contents) The Bowne House -- St. Paul's Chapel -- Federal Hall -- City Hall -- Domino Sugar Refinery -- Tweed Courthouse -- The Marble Palace -- 21 Stuyvesant Street -- The High Bridge -- 123 Lexington Avenue -- Pier A -- The IRT Powerhouse -- The Bossert Hotel -- The Asch Building -- The Flatiron Building -- The Lyceum Theater -- Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory -- The American Bank Note Plant -- Grand Central Terminal -- The Apollo -- The Coney Island Boardwalk -- Bank of United States -- The Empire State Building -- The Hunter College Gymnasium -- First Houses -- 134 East Sixtieth Street -- 60 Hudson Street -- Epilogue. Requests:  0 Summary:  As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, "New York Times" correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential. From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world. A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal. With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 720.97471 Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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