Middleton has spoiled us with quality books, and "Manhattan Gateway" is no exception.This book contains a well-balanced selection of how and why this beautiful structure came to life, as well as the incredible engineering that made Penn Station possible.
I am not a New Yorker or an American at all.. I live in Rome, Italy and the similarities with the baths of Diocletian and Caracalla is daunting.
Middleton focuses on technical as well as architectural details and I strongly recommend this book to whoever is interested in either subject.
Also noteworthy are the captions of how the Hell's Gate Bridge was constructed and how the "new" Pennsylvania Station will look like, returning this New York terminal to some of the architectural magnificence intended by the great architects Mc Kim, Meade and White (designers of the original station).
If you like New York, especially for what was lost menially in this great city.. you will love this book.
