Guide to New York City Landmarks

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John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - Architecture - 406 pages
Five boroughs rich with history-and one guide to it all
The official and only complete guide to New York City's landmarks, this beautiful Third Edition has been updated to include 128 new individual sites and sixteen new historic districts. Mayor Michael Bloomberg opens this treasure trove of historical discovery with an elegant Foreword. What follows are insightful descriptions of more than 1,000 individual landmarks and 84 historic districts. Everyone will feel like a native New Yorker when they quickly point out landmarks with the help of 80 easy-to-read maps. This new edition also features new photographs, enhanced maps, and more than a dozen themed sections that make it easy to create a customized sightseeing experience.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (New York, NY) is the agency responsible for identifying and designating local landmarks and historic districts. Established in 1965 in response to the destruction of the original Penn Station, the agency is comprised of eleven members appointed by the mayor and a professional staff.
 

Contents

Civic Center Tribeca
20
SoHo Little Italy
35
East Village
54
Ladies Mile Gramercy Park
67
Theater District
86
Midtown West
124
Upper West Side North of West 83rd Street
145
Upper East Side East 76th Street to East 94th Street
168
Bay Ridge
266
Overview Map
272
THE BRONX
289
Overview Map
298
High Bridge Morrisania
306
Fordham University Bronx Park
315
Riverdale Kingsbridge Spuyten Duyvil
322
Other Bronx Landmarks
329

Upper East Side and East Harlem East 94th to East 106th Streets
185
Washington Heights Inwood
210
Overview Map
216
Brooklyn Navy Yard Vinegar Hill
222
Clinton Hill Fort Greene Pratt Institute
236
BedfordStuyvesant Crown Heights
242
Sunset Park
249
Flatbush
260
North ShoreEast
337
Rosebank Fort Wadsworth
342
Seaview Richmondtown Todt Hill
348
Princes
359
GOVERNORS LIBERTY ELLIS AND ROOSEVELT
365
What is the New York City
374
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
380
Artists New York
387

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