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Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880-1935
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A sweeping history of New York that chronicles the construction of one of the world’s great cities.
Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscapejagged with skyscrapers, rattling with the sound of mass transit, alive with peoplemade the city world-famou...
Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscapejagged with skyscrapers, rattling with the sound of mass transit, alive with peoplemade the city world-famou...