The once and future New York : historic preservation and the modern city / / Randall Mason.
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 307 p., 16 p. of plates :; ill., maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : preservation and its history in New York
- Memory sites : buildings, parks, events
- Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913
- The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel
- City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory
- Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure
- Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past.