A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park : : How a Community Reclaimed and Transformed New York City's Waterfront /

A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park : : How a Community Reclaimed and Transformed New York City's Waterfront / / Nancy Webster, David Shirley.

By the 1970s, the Brooklyn piers had become a wasteland on the New York City waterfront. Today, they have been transformed into a stunning park that is enjoyed by countless Brooklynites and visitors from across New York City and around the world. A History of Brooklyn Bridge Park recounts the grassr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Webster, Nancy,
Shirley, David,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018]
©2016
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; Color insert and b&w photographs throughout
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION: THE EVOLUTION OF THE WATERFRONT
  • ONE: WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE PIERS?
  • TWO: FIGHTING BACK
  • THREE: THE COALITION
  • FOUR: THE "13 GUIDING PRINCIPLES"
  • FIVE: BANGING THEIR CUPS ON THE HIGH CHAIR
  • SIX: CHANGING OF THE GUARD
  • SEVEN: TEARING DOWN THE BARBED WIRE
  • EIGHT: THE PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD
  • NINE: A PARK AT LAST
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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