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The Empire State Building : the making of a landmark

Title
The Empire State Building : the making of a landmark / John Tauranac ; with a new epilogue by the author.
Author
Tauranac, John, 1939-
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2014]

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TextNo restrictions *R-USLHG F128.8.E46 T38 2014Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121

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Description
387 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Architecture > New York (State) > New York
  • New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-378) and index.
Contents
The building -- The skyscraper -- Zoning the city -- The boom of the Twenties -- The odd couple -- The firm -- The site -- The style -- The design -- The contractors -- The mooring mast -- Building the building -- The opening -- The staff and tenants -- The bust of the Thirties -- The war -- Since the war.
Call Number
F128.8.E46
ISBN
  • 9780801479397 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0801479398 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013036750
OCLC
858610872
Author
Tauranac, John, 1939- author.
Title
The Empire State Building : the making of a landmark / John Tauranac ; with a new epilogue by the author.
Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-378) and index.
Research Call Number
*R-USLHG F128.8.E46 T38 2014
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