Holdouts! - The Buildings That Got in the Way

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Alpern is an attorney, architect, and architectural historian, and the author of eight books. He holds a degree in architecture from Columbia University. Klappentext Rev. ed. of: New York's architectural holdouts. 1996. Zusammenfassung An empty 9X20-foot site in the middle of Wall Street created by the site's former use as an outhouse. A two-story building surrounded by tall apartments on Upper Broadway that owes its continued existence to the timing of Prohibition. These are the holdouts. This title offers a pictorial history of some of New York's most infamous holdouts.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Alpern, Andrew Durst Alpern, Seymour Durst
• Publisher: GODIN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2012
• EAN: 9781567924435
• ISBN: 978-1-56792-443-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Travel > Illustrated books; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial