Author: New York (N.Y.). Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
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Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York for the Year Ending December 31 [1901-]1906
Author: New York (N.Y.). Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York for the Year Ending December 31 ...
Author: New York (N.Y.) Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York for the Year Ending December 31 [1901-]1906
Author: New York (N.Y.). Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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The City Record
Author: New York (N.Y.)
Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description
Report of the Comptroller of the City of New York, for the Year Ending ...
Author: New York (N.Y.). Office of the Comptroller
Publisher:
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Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
The Forgotten Borough
Author: Kenneth M. Gold
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231557515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231557515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.
The City Record
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
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Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
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Report of the Librarian and Annual Supplement to the General Catalogue
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Report of the Librarian of the State Library
Author: Massachusetts State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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