One Thousand New York Buildings

by Brockmann, Jorg; Dupré, Judith; Harris, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781579122379
• ISBN10: 157912237X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-20
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Summary

From skyscrapers to parking structures, from the Stock Exchange to the historic townhouses of Harlem, the buildings of New York are as diverse as its culture. The City estimates that there are 90,000 buildings within the five boroughs, ranging from single-story warehouses to mighty skyscrapers. Now, for the first time, 1,000 of these buildings, widely varied in style-from landmarks to architectural oddities to humble utilitarian structures-are artfully photographed and beautifully celebrated. Photographer Jorg Brockmann has captured the power and personal essence of each building, providing a fresh, close-up view of New York unlike any other. Essential information about each building, along with neighborhood maps and useful sidebars, make this the last word on New York structures large and small. It's a feast for lovers of architecture and of great photography, as well as devotees of the most vibrant and resilient city in the world.

Author Biography

Jorg Brockmann's photographs appear in American and European newspapers and magazines and have been exhibited in group and solo shows in the United States, Switzerland, Italy, and France. After studying photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology he came to New York City, where he lived for seven years. He recently moved back to Europe to work on several book projects Bill Harris lived in the New York area for more than 50 years, before recently moving to Dallas. He worked at The New York Times for 25 of those years and became a licensed New York City tour guide in 1976. He has written 17 books about New York, including a history of the Plaza Hotel and two histories of the city itself, which were produced for the New York Landmarks Conservancy. He vows to move back to New York soon

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(3)
Judith Dupre
Photographer's Note	9	(2)
Lower Manhattan	11	(36)
World Trade Center	47	(12)
Seaport and Civic Center	59	(22)
Chinatown and Lower East Side	81	(20)
Soho and Tribeca	101	(22)
Greenwich Village	123	(26)
Chelsea	149	(14)
Gramercy and Kips Bay	163	(22)
Midtown	185	(76)
Roosevelt Island	261	(8)
Upper East Side	269	(56)
Central Park	325	(8)
Upper West Side	333	(30)
Harlem and the Heights	363	(32)
The Bronx	395	(36)
Queens	431	(32)
Downtown Brooklyn	463	(28)
Brooklyn	491	(48)
Staten Island	539	(24)
Glossary	563	(2)
Index	565	(9)
Index of Landmarks	574