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

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Autore principale:	Mason, Randall, 1963-
Ente Autore:	ebrary, Inc
Natura:	Elettronico eBook
Lingua:	inglese
Pubblicazione:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009.
Soggetti:	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.
Accesso online:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Sommario:

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.