Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape
- ISBN-10
- 1592132359
- ISBN-13
- 9781592132355
- Series
- Empire City
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Author
- David M. Scobey
Description
A look at the dreams that inspired the changes in the landscape of New York, and the problems that eluded solution. A mosaic of grand improvements and environmental disorder, this work covers landmarks such as Central Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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