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A spectacular blend of photographs, facts, anecdotes, and personal stories that tell how the world's greatest city was built!
Much more than just another pictorial history of New York City, To Build New York is an informative, engaging account of the who, what, when, where, how, and why of New York's infrastructure together with stories of the people who did all the work. Covering the period from 1909 to the present, this superb volume offers architects, contractors, engineers, and general readers an inside look at the building of New York's roads and highways, bridges and tunnels, subways and rail lines, airports and aqueducts, skyscrapers, electric power grid, sewage treatment plants, and other facilities.
Written in a vivid and highly entertaining style, the book contains facts, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes information on how and why certain elements of the infrastructure came to exist. Filled with numerous full-color and black and white illustrations, this celebration of New York features archival and never-before published photographs and details, plus helpful sidebars that describe the technologies devised for the construction projects in each era of the city's modern history.
New York City is joined together by an intricate web of highways, bridges, tunnels, and the subway system. Every day, millions of people ride the subway and buses, thousands of cars and trucks enter and exit the city, 1.3 billion gallons of water pour through 6,000 miles of plumbing, and 50 million megawatts of electricity course through the power grid. Rail lines, three airports, and seaports connect the city with the rest of the country and every continent.
Without its vast infrastructure, New York would not have been able to forge five boroughs into one city, welcome millions of newcomers, and become the financial and cultural capital of the world.
Much more than just another pictorial history of New York City, To Build New York is a riveting account of the who, what, when, where, how, and why of New York's infrastructure, together with stories of the amazing people behind the achievements.
Covering the past 100 years of the city's physical development, this superb volume offers an inside look at the building of New York's roads and highways, bridges and tunnels, subway system and rail lines, airports and aqueducts, skyscrapers, electric power grid, sewage treatment plants, and other facilities.
Panoramic in scope yet filled with hundreds of amazing facts, To Build New York is divided into five parts and covers the periods:
- 1909-1929
- 1930-1945
- 1946-1962
- 1963-1979
- 1980-2009
To Build New York contains facts, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes information on how and why certain elements of the infrastructure came to exist.
This superbly illustrated celebration of New York features archival photographs and details, plus fascinating sidebars that describe the technologies for the various construction projects.
To Build New York is the story of the greatest city in the world, told from the perspective of the people who actually built it and the infrastructure that stands as a monument to their hard work and ingenuity.
Written in a vivid and entertaining style, To Build New York features:
- An authoritative account of New York City's physical development from 1909 to the present.
- Archival never-before-published photographs and details.
- Facts, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes information about how and why certain elements of the infrastructure came to exist.
- A Foreword by Michael R Bloomberg.
Filled with countless amazing facts, To Build New York is the story of the creation of the world's greatest city told from the viewpoint of the inventive, hardworking people who built it.
About the Authors
The General Contractors Association of New York (New York, NY) established in 1909, is THE organization serving heavy construction in New York City. The GCA provides comprehensive answers and definitive solutions to the questions and concerns of New York City's heavy construction contractors and engineers.
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