978-0-393-04765-3 / October 1999 / 50 color & 100 b/w illustrations / 192 pages
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Grand
Central: Gateway to a Million Lives
by John Belle and Maxinne R. Leighton
This is the story of Grand Central
Terminal in New York City, a remarkable and beautiful building whose birth, survival, and
restoration reflect the critical role architecture plays in the expansion of our cities.
It begins with the historic struggle to save Grand Central in the wake of the destruction
of Penn Station and in the face of economic forces in the real estate industry that were
intent on its demise. There follows a chronological history of the previous two stations
on the site, the construction of the present building, text and photographs providing a
fascinating first-hand account of the $400 million restoration, and the grand and
anecdotal stories that involve the great building.
04765-2 / October 1999 / 50 color &
100 b/w illustrations / 192 pages
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