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Author	Ascher, Kate.
Title	New York rising : an illustrated history from the Durst Collection / Kate Ascher and Thomas Mellins ; contributors, Hilary Ballon [and 9 others].
Publication Info.	New York, New York : The Monacelli Press, [2018]

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 2 Oversize	974.71 A OVERSIZE	IN LIBRARY

Description	263 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261).
Contents	Laying the groundwork 1640-1800 -- The formative years 1800-1860 -- The rise of the apartment 1860-1930 -- Moving the people 1880-1950 -- The evolution of the skyscraper 1890-1930 -- Housing the people 1930-1970 -- The making of Midtown 1930-1980 -- Urban renewal 1950-1980 -- Remaking lower Manhattan 1960-1980 -- Remaking Times Square 1980-2000.
Subject	Real estate development -- New York (State) -- New York.
	Real estate development -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
	Real estate developers -- New York (State) -- New York.
	Real estate developers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
	Commercial real estate -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
	Commercial real estate -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
	Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
	Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Added Author	Mellins, Thomas.
	Ballon, Hilary, contributor.
Added Title	Illustrated history from the Durst Collection
ISBN	1580934617 hardcover
	9781580934619 hardcover

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