Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives | 
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| Authors: John Belle, Maxinne Rhea Leighton
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 601482
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0393047652
Dewey Decimal Number: 725.31097471
EAN: 9780393047653
ASIN: 0393047652
Publication Date: November 15, 1999
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Product Description
A colorful history of a remarkable building, the architects, politicians, and celebrities connected to it, as well as its impact on our culture, and the recent renovation. This is the story of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, a remarkable and beautiful building whose birth, survival, and restoration reflect not only the changes that have taken place in our country's history, culture, and social consciousness but also the critical role architecture plays in the expansion of our cities. It begins with the historic struggle to save Grand Central in the wake of the destruction of Penn Station and in the face of economic forces in the real-estate industry that are intent on its demise. There follows a chronological history of the previous two stations on the site; the construction of the present building; and the grand and anecdotal human stories, movies, and radio programs that involve the great building. Also chronicled is the decline of long-distance rail travel and the emergence of the MTA as the force behind Grand Central's rebirth. Chapters and photographs (50 color plates, 100 black-and-white illustrations) provide a fascinating firsthand account of the $400 million restoration.
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 Great book February 13, 2008
This is one of the bests books about grand central and its surroundings ever published, not doubt you'll be 100% satisfied with it.
 Grand to say the Least December 22, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book on a magnificent building. This book has wonderful period photos as well as recent images and the text is highly informative. It's hard to believe that this building was once slated for demolition, thanks to New Yorkers like Jackie O, Grand Central was saved. Everyone who visits New York City should venture into this singular station, it embodies New York and you get a real feel for Gilded Age grandeur. If you have any interest in magnificent buildings or just good books in general then I believe you will not be disappointed.
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