New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars
New York: Rizzoli, 1987.
First Edition. Hardcover.
Authors assisted by David Fishman and Raymond W. Gastil. Second volume in Robert Stern's 6-part encyclopedic series on the development of New York's urban landscape. New York 1930 documents the decades between the two world wars when New York first transformed itself into a skyscraper city. Every important building of the era is described in detail and illustrated with archival photographs.
From the dust wrapper flap: “Whole sections of the city assumed their present-day form – The Grand Central District, the Garment District, the Theater District, Central Park West, acquired its chain of twin-towered apartments, and exclusive residential enclaves sprang up along the East River, from Beckman Place to Gracie Square… While the city lived up to the movie-set visions of Busby Berkely, it also took its first serious steps to provide decent housing for less advantaged citizens. And under Robert Moses, the city was ringed with parks and highways that pointed to a sprawling suburbia of the future. New York 1930 examines the battle of the styles as architectural theory evolved at an unprecedented pace. The American Renaissance gave way to a new melding of tradition and modernity in the hands of Raymond Hood, Ralph Walker, Ely Jacques Kahn, and others…”
Item #902720ISBN: 0847806189
8-3/4 x 11-1/4 x 2", black cloth, brick colored endpapers, 847pp, afterword, photographic sources, notes, index, illustrated with period photographs.
Fine in rubbed dust wrapper with small gouge at fold between front panel and spine, in protective mylar. The book is large and heavy and will require additional charges for shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Please inquire regarding cost of Priority Shipping to your locale before purchase.
Price: $225.00