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Author	Wood, Anthony C., 1954-
Title	Preserving New York : winning the right to protect a city's landmarks / Anthony C. Wood.
Publication Info.	New York : Routledge, c2008.

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

Description	xxii, 422 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-399) and index.
Contents	The myth of Pennsylvania Station -- Albert Bard and the city beautiful -- The bridge, the castle and Moses -- Postwar as prelude -- The civics engage -- The Bard Act -- The Village people -- The view from the Heights -- Heard. deferred. referred -- A series of near misses -- The commission and the station -- Crisis and sacrifice.
Subject	Historic preservation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
	Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
	Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
	New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
	New York (N.Y.) -- Cultural policy.
	New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
Added Title	Winning the right to protect a city's landmarks
ISBN	9780415952842 (cloth)
	0415952840 (cloth)

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