Screen LibraryNew York art deco : a guide to Gotham's Jazz Age architecture /
Of all the world's great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and 30s that recast New York as the world's modern metropolis. Anthony W. Robins, New Y...
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Excelsior Editions, an imprint of the State University of New York Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Albany : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Of all the world's great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and 30s that recast New York as the world's modern metropolis. Anthony W. Robins, New York's best-known Art Deco guide, includes an introductory essay describing the Art Deco phenomenon, followed by eleven walking tour itineraries in Manhattan each accompanied by a map designed by legendary New York cartographer John Tauranac and a survey of Deco sites across the four other boroughs. Also included is a photo gallery of sixteen color plates by nationally acclaimed Art Deco photographer Randy Juster. Robins has distilled thirty years' worth of experience into a guidebook for all to enjoy at their own pace. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 273 pages, [16] pages of color plates : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index. |
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9781438463964 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 1438463960 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | NA735 |
| CLC: | TU-884 |
| Call Number: | TU-884/R657 |
| Contents: | Downtown/Wall Street -- Civic Center/Tribeca -- Murray Hill to Gramercy Park -- The Garment District -- Forty-Second Street East to West -- From Beekman Place to Rockefeller Center to the Brill Building -- From Bloomingdale's to the Sofia Apartments -- Upper West Side: Central Park West -- Upper West Side: Broadway and Riverside Drive -- Upper East Side -- Washington Heights -- The Bronx -- Brooklyn -- Queens -- Staten Island. |