DUMBO: The Making of a New York Neighborhood

The illustrated history of a seminal New York neighborhood—a story of birth, decline, and renewal, of high design, of grit and glamour—a tale of real estate wrangling, of art, of commerce.

DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a flourishing neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Romantic cobblestone streets, stunning views of Manhattan, the East River, and New York Harbor, and storied architecture framed by the iconic silhouette of the Brooklyn Br...