| Description |
xxxiv, 307 p., 16 p. of plates : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-299) and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Historic preservation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
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Historic preservation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
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Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780816656035 (hc : alk. paper) |
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0816656037 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9780816656042 (pb : alk. paper) |
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0816656045 (pb : alk. paper) |
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