The Bridges Of New York

Author : Joan Marans Dim
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823253074
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York's Golden Age of Bridges written by Joan Marans Dim and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New York’s Golden Age of Bridges, artist Antonio Masi teams up with writer and New York City historian Joan Marans Dim to offer a multidimensional exploration of New York City’s nine major bridges, their artistic and cultural underpinnings, and their impact worldwide. The tale of New York City’s bridges begins in 1883, when the Brooklyn Bridge rose majestically over the East River, signaling the start of America’s “Golden Age” of bridge building. The Williamsburg followed in 1903, the Queensboro (renamed the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge) and the Manhattan in 1909, the George Washington in 1931, the Triborough (renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) in 1936, the Bronx-Whitestone in 1939, the Throgs Neck in 1961, and the Verrazano-Narrows in 1964. Each of these classic bridges has its own story, and the book’s paintings show the majesty and artistry, while the essays fill in the fascinating details of its social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental history. America’s great bridges, built almost entirely by immigrant engineers, architects, and laborers, have come to symbolize not only labor and ingenuity but also bravery and sacrifice. The building of each bridge took a human toll. The Brooklyn Bridge’s designer and chief engineer, John A. Roebling, himself died in the service of bridge building. But beyond those stories is another narrative—one that encompasses the dreams and ambitions of a city, and eventually a nation. At this moment in Asia and Europe many modern, largescale, long-span suspension bridges are being built. They are the progeny of New York City’s Golden Age bridges. This book comes along at the perfect moment to place these great public projects into their historical and artistic contexts and to inform and delight artists, engineers, historians, architects, and city planners. In addition to the historical and artistic perspectives, New York’s Golden Age of Bridges explores the inestimable connections that bridges foster, and reveals the extraordinary impact of the nine Golden Age bridges on the city, the nation, and the world.

Author : Sharon Reier
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486137058
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bridges of New York written by Sharon Reier and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stirring text-and-picture tribute to over 75 New York City bridges — among them the Brooklyn Bridge, Throgs Neck, Verrazano Narrows, Whitestone, George Washington, and other splendid structures.

Author : Jeffrey I. Richman
Publisher : Bauer and Dean Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781735600123
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building the Brooklyn Bridge, 1869-1883: An Illustrated History, with Images in 3D written by Jeffrey I. Richman and published by Bauer and Dean Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building the Brooklyn Bridge reminds us of the historic importance of this iconic bridge that was once considered the eighth wonder of the world. It opened up development across the East River and made travel between the two independent cities of Brooklyn and New York quicker and more reliable; especially once the bridge railway was fully operational in September 1883, four months after the bridge's opening. Historian Jeffrey Richman describes in engaging detail how the Brooklyn Bridge was built over fourteen years and clearly explains the function of each of its parts, from the anchorages to the massive cables. The story of the construction is also told through 255 remarkable images, many never before published, including 44 images in 3D, specially created for this book. These historic photographs, woodcuts, color lithographs, and engineering drawings take us back in time to when all of America, and much of the world, watched with excitement as a singular bridge of unprecedented size and technology was built over one of the busiest waterways in the world. The book illuminates long-forgotten details and presents the bridge as the engineering marvel that it is-one that still elicits awe and admiration. This is an incredible journey back in time to when all of America-and much of the world-excitedly watched as the Brooklyn Bridge was being built. Reading the book will be a real treat to anyone who has ever stepped onto this beloved icon and been moved by its majesty. A pair of 3D glasses is included with every copy of the book.

Author : Alfred C. Barnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by Alfred C. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kathryn W. Burke
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467105422
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridges of the Mid-Hudson Valley written by Kathryn W. Burke and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hudson River bridges, iconic structures of the New York State Bridge Authority, are the cornerstone of the Mid-Hudson Valley. Opened in 1924, the Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular crossing of the Hudson River, south of Albany. Twentieth-century growth in the Hudson Valley can be traced to each bridge opening, the result of grassroot efforts by local residents. The Mid-Hudson Bridge, named for the region these bridges span, was designated an "Engineering Epic" following the tipping of the east caisson that delayed construction for a year while engineers and laborers struggled to right that caisson in the waters of the Hudson River. The plan for the Rip Van Winkle Bridge required the creation of the New York State Bridge Authority, when funding was otherwise impossible during the Great Depression. Three more bridges were built connecting remaining areas of the Mid-Hudson region. The last crossing became the "twin spans" of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, the New York State Bridge Authority's most traveled span. In 2010, the New York State Bridge Authority gained ownership of the bridge structure of the Walkway Over the Hudson, a pedestrian walkway built on the old Poughkeepsie Bridge, which opened for trains in 1889.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Complete History of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stanley Greenberg
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 080185945X
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible New York written by Stanley Greenberg and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998-11-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Bruce Marshall
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building New York written by Bruce Marshall and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of New York's built environment is chronicled in this breathtaking history organized chronologically by site-from architectural masterpieces to engineering marvels. Witness New York as it was being built in the years following the Civil War. It was during this era when the city spread uptown, landscaped Central Park, engineered the bridges and subways, and scaled ever higher in the form of innovative skyscrapers.The New York story unfolds in these pages with an immediacy only photography can capture. It allows us to relive the moment when the theaters moved uptown followed by the city's "newspaper of record," and muddy, horse-trodden Longacre Square sprouted its iconic neon signs and was reborn as Times Square. Trace the growth by accretion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as it nibbled away at the park or the transformation of Fifth Avenue into "millionaires row." Along the way, the majestic history of the city unfolds along with the story of the visionaries whose stamp it bears today. New York's coming of age coincided with the rise of photography, and this incredible trove of photographs culled from the archives of Time Life and the New-York Historical Society are the very images that created the larger-than-life reputation of New York that continues to dazzle the world today.

Author : New York (N.Y.). Department of Bridges
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plans for Stations, Approaches, and Connections for the Four East River Bridges in New York City, April 21, 1902 written by New York (N.Y.). Department of Bridges and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vicki Weiner
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516240800
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brooklyn Bridge written by Vicki Weiner and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through many setbacks to its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.