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The once and future New York historic preservation and the modern city /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mason, Randall, 1963-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009.
Subjects:	Historic preservation > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century. Historic preservation > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Architecture > Conservation and restoration > New York (State) > New York. New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : preservation and its history in New York
Memory sites : buildings, parks, events
Portfolio : Frank Cousins's photographs for the Art Commission, 1913
The preservation and destruction of St. John's Chapel
City Hall Park : hearth of official civic memory
Bronx River Parkway : modern highway, environmental improvement, memory infrastructure
Conclusion : looking critically at preservation's own past.