Originally published in 1939 at the time of the World's Fair, this is a reissue of this guide for time-travellers. It offers New York-lovers and 1930s-buffs a look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost only a few cents, a room at the Plaza was $7.50, Dodger fans flocked to Ebbetts Field, and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. The New York of 1939 was a city where adventures began under the clock at the Biltmore, the big liners sailed at midnight, and Times Square was considered the crossroads of the world.
Originally published in 1939 at the time of the World's Fair, this is a reissue of this guide for time-travellers. It offers New York-lovers and 1930s...
City Rediscovering the Center William H. Whyte. Foreword by Paco Underhill "Informal, spontaneous interactions give the modern city its vitality, so Whyte's enemies are urban planners who evince disregard and even contempt for street life. Part meditation, part design manual, this marvelously observant tour of cities will please anyone who cares about urban livability."--Publishers Weekly "City punctures commonplace assumptions about urban life in virtually every chapter. . . . There is genuine brilliance here."--New York Times "We who hug the city to us by instinct are...
City Rediscovering the Center William H. Whyte. Foreword by Paco Underhill "Informal, spontaneous interactions give the modern city its vitality, so W...
