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Subject(s)

• Historic preservation—New York (State)—New York—History—19th century [Browse]
• Historic preservation—New York (State)—New York—History—20th century [Browse]
• Architecture—Conservation and restoration—New York (State)—New York [Browse]
• New York (N.Y.)—Buildings, structures, etc [Browse]

Notes

Purchase supported by the Elise and Wesley Wright, Jr. '51 Marquand Book Fund.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-299) and index.

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.

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ISBN

• 9780816656035 (hc : alk. paper)
• 0816656037 (hc : alk. paper)
• 9780816656042 (pb : alk. paper)
• 0816656045 (pb : alk. paper)

LCCN

2009000573

OCLC

277201112

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