Times Square Roulette
Remaking the City Icon
$84.86
- Paperback
638 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2003
Summary
The compelling story of the politics, policies, and personalities that made Times Square’s revitalization possible.The spectacularly successful transformation of Times Square has become a model for other cities. From its beginning as Longacre Square, Times Square’s commercialism, signage, cultural diversity, and social tolerance have been deeply embedded in New York City’s psyche. Its symbolic role guaranteed that any plan for its renewal would push the hot buttons of public controversy- free…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262692953 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262692953 |
| Author: | Lynne B. Sagalyn |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 638 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 1.51kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 191mm x 32mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
”… masterly… full of eye-opening material.” Adam Gopnik The New Yorker
If, as Lynne Sagalyn asserts, ‘the deal is in the details,’ then this book is the real deal.
—Architecture… Magisterially copious…
—New York Sun… masterly… full of eye-opening material.
—The New YorkerAbout The Author
Lynne B. Sagalyn
Lynne B. Sagalyn is the Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Director of the MBA Real Estate Program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
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