The Suburbanization of New York
Is the World's Greatest City Becoming Just Another Town?
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781616890698 | |
| Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press | Publication: | March 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Princeton Architectural Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781616890698 |
| Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Publication: | March 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Language: | English |
The city that never sleeps also never stops changing. And while New Yorkers are renowned for their trendsetting, this thought-provoking book argues that New York City itself has become a follower rather than a leader. Once-distinctive streets and neighborhoods have become awash in generic stores, apartment boxes, and garish signs and billboards. Legendary neighborhoods (Little Italy, Hell's Kitchen, Harlem, the Lower East Side) have been smoothed over with cute monikers, remade for real-estate investment and for sale to the highest bidder.
The city that never sleeps also never stops changing. And while New Yorkers are renowned for their trendsetting, this thought-provoking book argues that New York City itself has become a follower rather than a leader. Once-distinctive streets and neighborhoods have become awash in generic stores, apartment boxes, and garish signs and billboards. Legendary neighborhoods (Little Italy, Hell's Kitchen, Harlem, the Lower East Side) have been smoothed over with cute monikers, remade for real-estate investment and for sale to the highest bidder.
