Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks

Book Overview

From irrefutable icons (Broadway theaters, Central Park, SoHo, Carnegie Hall), to lesser-known structures including the Cyclone rollercoaster on Coney Island, roughly one hundred street lampposts, and seven cast-iron street clocks throughout the city - much of what makes New York City unique owes its existence to the New York City Landmarks Law.

Born out of the destruction of McKim, Mead & White's monumental Pennsylvania Station, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580934315
• ISBN13: 9781580934312
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 10.8"