Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City - Rilegato

Schlichting, Kurt C.

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ISBN 10: 0801865107 ISBN 13: 9780801865107

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Celebrating one of the great public spaces in New York, this history of Grand Central Terminal tells the fascinating story of the building, which became the central transportation hub on the East Coast when it was completed in 1913.

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"Grand Central Terminal is celebrated for its Beaux-Arts style, but Kurt C. Schlichting looks behind the facade to see the hidden engineering marvels... [His] book will deepen anyone's appreciation for New York's most magnificent interior space."

(Eric P. Nash New York Times Book Review)

"Schlichting writes with deep understanding of Grand Central's engineering feats and artistic qualities."

(Tom Lewis Wilson Quarterly)

"His study peels away our contemporary expectations and experiences and reveals the layers of history and acts of men that served as the foundation for this great structure."

(Amy G. Richter H-Urban, H-Net Reviews)

"Drawing heavily from the papers of William J. Wilgus (chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad and the genius behind plans for the smoke-free electrified rail system) and other primary-source material, the author combines railroading, structural engineering, architecture, and business history in a very readable text... [An] in-depth treatment of design and architecture."

(Library Journal)

"The most detailed account yet of one of the most important events in the history of 20th-century architecture, railroad development, and city building."

(Choice)

"Ably tells the story of the New York rail system's most active and visible symbol: the architectural and engineering masterpiece, with its grand public concourse, in the heart of Midtown."

(William Mitchell New Scientist)

"Kurt Schlichting's book is a fitting record of the history of New York City's central landmark, if not a national treasure."

(Paul Malo New York History)

"Kurt Schlichting's history of New York's Grand Central Terminal gathers many actors and events into a clearly written and amply illustrated narrative of American commercial initiative... In his detailed accounts of the fiscal, stylistic, and engineering decisions that went into the creation of especially the second Grand Central Terminal, Schlichting clearly shows both how energetic and talented all of the people involved were and how dramatically they altered this central portion of New York City."

(Amy Slaton Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians)

"[A] compelling story."

(Carol Poh Miller Technology and Culture)

"A great read... represents railroad history at its best."

(David J. Mrozek The Michigan Railfan)

Descrizione del libro

More than a history of a train station―the story of a city and an age, as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0801865107
• ISBN 13: 9780801865107
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 243