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050		4	_aTA140.W54 S35 2012
082	0		_a624.092 B
100	1		_aSchlichting, Kurt C.
245	1	0	_aGrand Central's Engineer : _bWilliam J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBaltimore : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2012.
264		4	_c©2012.
300			_a1 online resource (292 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Series ; _vv.130
505	0		_aCover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. New York City's Geography and Transportation Challenges -- CHAPTER TWO. The Brilliance of Grand Central -- CHAPTER THREE. New York's Freight Problem -- CHAPTER FOUR. Expanding the Subway in Manhattan -- CHAPTER FIVE. World War and Ideas for a New York-New Jersey "Port Authority" -- CHAPTER SIX. Making Room for the Automobile: The Holland Tunnel -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Joining Staten Island to New York City: The Narrows Tunnel -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
520			_a"--Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"Ably tells the story of the New York rail system's most active and visible symbol: the architectural and engineering masterpiece, with its grand public concourse, in the heart of Midtown."--New Scientist.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aWilgus, William J.-(William John),-1865-1949.
650		0	_aGrand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.).
650		0	_aCivil engineers-United States-Biography.
650		0	_aTransportation engineering-New York Metropolitan Area-History-20th century.
650		0	_aManhattan (New York, N.Y.)-Buildings, structures, etc.-History-20th century.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSchlichting, Kurt C. _tGrand Central's Engineer _dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2012 _z9781421403021
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		4	_aThe Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318611 _zClick to View
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