Manhattan's Little Secrets: Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone

by John Tauranac, Kathryn Gerhardt (Photographer)

Overview

Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive.

• A sarcophagus sits in a public park
• Stones from the dungeon that imprisoned Joan of Arc support a statue of her
• A Star of David adorns a Baptist church
• A fire-breathing salamander decorates a firehouse
• A stained-glass window relates an architect’s frustrations

These are the details that guidebooks usually ignore and passersby ordinarily overlook. Curious readers will delight in revelations of history hidden in plain sight, alongside stunning photography of Manhattan’s overlooked treasures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493030484
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/15/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

When author John Tauranac is not designing maps, he writes and lectures on the city’s social and architectural history.

(the “Photographer”), whose address is 310 West 47th Street, 6B, New York, NY 10036, phone number is 212-397-1967, email address is [e-mail]

Table of Contents

Introduction v

1 Lower Manhattan 1

2 The Lower East and West Sides 23

3 The Villages: Greenwich and East 37

4 Chelsea to the Garment Center 61

5 Union Square to Murray Hill 85

6 Midtown West 111

7 Midtown East 131

8 The Upper West Side and Morningside Heights 165

9 The Upper East Side 199

10 Harlem and the Heights 231

Acknowledgments 259

Bibliography 260

Index 272

About the Author 280