| Description |
xiv, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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"A Spiegel & Grau trade paperback original"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
"For nearly a decade, Pulitzer prize-winning critic Justin Davidson has explained New York, the city, to his readers at New York, the magazine. He has visited new and preserved buildings, explored neighborhoods in mid-transformation; interviewed architects, developers, and urban thinkers; and tracked the city's constant change. Now, he distills those experiences into Magnetic City, an ambler's guide to New York--the city around us, the one that's lost, and the one that's still to come. Essayistic in form, historical in scope, and filled with references to literature, music, art, and architecture, Magnetic City offers first-time visitors and lifelong residents a new way to see New York"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Walk I: City of Money (Financial District) -- Interlude I: City of Streets -- Walk II: Liquid City (Seaport, Governors Island, & Brooklyn Waterfront) -- Walk III: The City Reborn (World Trade Center) -- Interlude II: City of Towers -- Walk IV: The City Transformed (West Chelsea & the High Line) -- Walk V: City of Ideals (42nd Street from Bryant Park to the UN) -- Interlude III: City of Glass -- Walk VI: City of Nostalgia (The Upper West Side) -- Interlude IV: City of Apartments -- Walk VII: City of Dreams (Sugar Hill & South Bronx) -- Finale: City of Memory. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel.
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Walking -- New York (State) -- New York.
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New York (N.Y.) -- History.
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Historic buildings -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Historic sites -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Regional.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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Architecture. (OCoLC)fst00813346
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Buildings. (OCoLC)fst00840962
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Historic buildings. (OCoLC)fst00957723
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Historic sites. (OCoLC)fst00957846
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Walking. (OCoLC)fst01170049
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780553394702 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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0553394703 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780553394719 (ebook) |
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