The Once and Future New York by Randall Mason

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The Once and Future New York by Randall Mason

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Summary

Rich with archival research, The Once and Future New York documents the emergence of historic preservation in New York at the turn of the twentieth century. Between 1890 and 1920, preservationists saved and restored buildings, parks, and monuments throughout the city's five boroughs that represented continuity with the past.

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The Once and Future New York by Randall Mason

In the popular imagination, the controversial 1963 demolition of Pennsylvania Station gave birth to New York City's historic preservation movement. As Randall Mason reveals, however, historic preservation has been a persistent force in the development of New York since the 1890s, when the city's leading politicians, planners, and architects first recognized the need to preserve the rapidly evolving city's past.

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Randall Mason is associate professor in the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania and coeditor of Giving Preservation a History: Histories of Historic Preservation in the United States.
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ISBN 13 9780816656042
ISBN 10 0816656045
Title The Once and Future New York
Author Randall Mason
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Year published 2009-05-04
Number of pages 344
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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