The Skyscraper and the City
The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New York
352 pages, 12 color plates, 200 halftones 8-1/2 x 11
©
2008
Cloth $65.00
ISBN: 9780226241418
Published August 2008
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Woolworth’s Skyscraper Chapter 2 Woolworth, Modernity, and the City Chapter 3 Gilbert’s Beaux-Arts Skyscrapers Chapter 4 Designing the Woolworth Building Chapter 5 A Record-Breaking Feat of Modern Construction Chapter 6 The Skyscraper as a “City” Chapter 7 The Woolworth Building and Modern New York Appendix 1 F. W. Woolworth Company Stores, 1910 Appendix 2 F. W. Woolworth Company Stores, 1912 Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Awards
- PROSE Book Award
Honorable Mention
- New York City Book Award
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