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New York rising : an illustrated history from the Durst Collection / Kate Ascher andThomas Mellins ; contributors, Hilary Ballon [and 9 others].
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Title:New York rising : an illustrated history from the Durst Collection / Kate Ascher andThomas Mellins ; contributors, Hilary Ballon [and 9 others].
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Author/Creator:Ascher, Kate, author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Mellins, Thomas, author.
Ballon, Hilary, contributor.
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Published/Created:New York, New York : The Monacelli Press, [2018]
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: HD268.N5 A83 2018
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Real estate development--New York (State)--New York.
Real estate development--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.
Real estate developers--New York (State)--New York.
Real estate developers--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.
Commercial real estate--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
Commercial real estate--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
Real estate business--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
Real estate business--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
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Description:263 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
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Summary:"New York Rising presents a broad survey of real estate development in Manhattan, from the first European settlement in the seventeenth century through the skyscrapers and large-scale urban planning schemes of the late twentieth century, illustrated with images drawn largely from the rich archival resources of the Durst Collection at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University"--Dust jacket.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261).
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ISBN:1580934617 hardcover
9781580934619 hardcover
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Contents:Laying the groundwork 1640-1800
The formative years 1800-1860
The rise of the apartment 1860-1930
Moving the people 1880-1950
The evolution of the skyscraper 1890-1930
Housing the people 1930-1970
The making of Midtown 1930-1980
Urban renewal 1950-1980
Remaking lower Manhattan 1960-1980
Remaking Times Square 1980-2000.