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Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect a City’s Landmarks

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Preserving New York is the in large part unknown inspiring story of the origins of New York City’s nationally acclaimed landmarks law. The decades of struggle at the back of the law, its intellectual origins, the women and men who fought for it, the forces that shaped it, and the buildings lost and saved with the intention to its ultimate passage, span from 1913 to 1965. Intended for the interested public in addition to students of New York City history, architecture, and preservation itself, over 100 illustrations lend a hand reveal a history richer and more complex than the accepted myth that the landmarks law sprang from the wreckage of the great Pennsylvania Station. Images include those by noted historic photographers in addition to those from newspaper accounts of the time. Forgotten civic leaders such as Albert S. Bard and lost buildings including the Brokaw Mansions, are unveiled in an extensively researched narrative bringing this crucial episode in New York’s history to future generations tasked with protecting the city’s landmarks. For the first time, the tale of how New York won the appropriate to offer protection to its treasured buildings, neighborhoods and special places is brought together to enjoy, inform, and inspire all who love New York.


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