Grand Central : gateway to a million lives / John Belle [and] Maxinne R. Leighton.

By:

Belle, John

Contributor(s):

Leighton, Maxinne Rhea

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : Norton, c2000.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 230 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:

0393047652

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

725/.31/097471 21

LOC classification:

NA 6313 B438g 2000

Contents:

Chapter 1. Saving an archetype -- Chapter 2. Life before the terminal -- Chapter 3. How Grand Central became grand -- Chapter 4. Real estate and train travel -- Chapter 5. Home to the nation -- Chapter 6. Grand Central of the imagination -- Chapter 7. The decline of Grand Central -- Chapter 8. The restoration cast assembles -- Chapter 9. Grand Central is reborn -- Chapter 10. Grand Central as a bazaar -- Chapter 11. Into the Twenty-first Century.

Summary: This is the story of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, a remarkable and beautiful building whose birth, survival, and restoration reflect the critical role architecture plays in the expansion of our cities. It begins with the historic struggle to save Grand Central in the wake of the destruction of Penn Station and in the face of economic forces in the real estate industry that were intent on its demise. There follows a chronological history of the previous two stations on the site, including construction of the present building. The text and photographs prvide a fascinating firsthand account of the $400 million restoration, enlivened by the grand and anecdotal stories that involve the great building

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	NA 6313 B438g 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000128110

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-220) and index.

Chapter 1. Saving an archetype --
Chapter 2. Life before the terminal --
Chapter 3. How Grand Central became grand --
Chapter 4. Real estate and train travel --
Chapter 5. Home to the nation --
Chapter 6. Grand Central of the imagination --
Chapter 7. The decline of Grand Central --
Chapter 8. The restoration cast assembles --
Chapter 9. Grand Central is reborn --
Chapter 10. Grand Central as a bazaar --
Chapter 11. Into the Twenty-first Century.

This is the story of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, a remarkable and beautiful building whose birth, survival, and restoration reflect the critical role architecture plays in the expansion of our cities. It begins with the historic struggle to save Grand Central in the wake of the destruction of Penn Station and in the face of economic forces in the real estate industry that were intent on its demise. There follows a chronological history of the previous two stations on the site, including construction of the present building. The text and photographs prvide a fascinating firsthand account of the $400 million restoration, enlivened by the grand and anecdotal stories that involve the great building

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