Manhattan's Little Secrets
Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone
Published on 15. August 2018
288 pages
978-1-4930-3048-4 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive.
- A sarcophagus sits in a public park
- Stones from the dungeon that imprisoned Joan of Arc support a statue of her
- A Star of David adorns a Baptist church
- A fire-breathing salamander decorates a firehouse
- A stained-glass window relates an architect's frustrations
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John Tauranac | Kathryn Gerhardt
Manhattan's Little Secrets
Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone
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08/2018
Globe Pequot Press
€28.50
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Persons
When author John Tauranac is not designing maps, he writes and lectures on the city's social and architectural history.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- 1 Lower Manhattan
- 2 The Lower East and West Sides
- 3 The Villages: Greenwich and East
- 4 Chelsea to the Garment Center
- 5 Union Square to Murray Hill
- 6 Midtown West
- 7 Midtown East
- 8 The Upper West Side and Morningside Heights
- 9 The Upper East Side
- 10 Harlem and the Heights
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
