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Title: Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City by Kurt C. Schlichting ISBN: 0-8018-6510-7 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A world of information in 222 pages
Comment: I found this book to be very easy reading. It compresses just about every aspect of Grand Central Station into 222 pages. I would say that as an overview of how the station was built, for who, and why this is a great book to start out with. For those of us who know something of the building, the book is still very interesting but in the end lacks some of the detailed information that I would have liked to have seen. Still, the incredible lengths that the author goes to in informing the reader of just how vast the Grand Central Terminal is must have been both daunting and difficult to explain. I give most credit to the author for his ability to relate the political and historical relevance of the terminal complex to complicated engineering used to construct it. in essence, Grand Central Terminal in not merely the station we all have seen and admire, but a complex system of real estate and tunnels all with a magnificent Beaux-Arts concourse.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Book On Grand Central
Comment: Yes this book provides an excellent overview of the historical and social context of the building of Grand Central terminal in New York, but where it excels is in conveying the genius behind the engineering of the complex.
That the terminal continues to function so well in the 21st century is testimony to the creativity and forethought of the original design. The engineers, learning from the very short life of the original terminals due to skyrocketing volumes of passengers, set out to ensure that the new Grand Central would be flexible and handle ever increasing traffic. Of course intercity rail travel is almost dead in the US and the premiere passenger trains which called on Grand Central are long gone, but the station functions very well as a gateway for ever growing numbers of commuters to New York's northern suburbs.
Also featured in the book is the role of the terminal's design played in its success. Even today walking through the terminal is an uplifting experience surrounded by the grand scale of its wonderful architecture. The author expands upon the process where the building was designed to impress and create an image and be more than just a functional building. Part of what made this possible was covering over the Park Avenue rail yards north of the station thereby providing the New York Central with a salable asset to fund the terminal. They succeded in creating what still remains some of the most valuable real estate in the City.
Anyone interested in urban history, realroads, architecture or business history will find this a fascinating book. The author did extensive research and has provided new insights into the topic... something not easy to do given the vintage of the terminal and the several books already focusing on Grand Central. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent blend of engineering and social history
Comment: This story of the design and construction of New York's Grand Central Terminal in 1913 provides a coverage not only of the project and the ten years it took to complete, but its impact on the development of Manhattan. Any with an interest in New York City history will find Grand Central Terminal to be an excellent blend of engineering and social history, packed with details and vintage photos.
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Title: Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives by John Belle, Maxinne Rhea Leighton ISBN: 0393047652 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Rails Under the Mighty Hudson: The Story of the Hudson Tubes, the Pennsy Tunnels and Manhattan Trans Fer (Hudson Valley Heritage, 2) by Brian J. Cudahy ISBN: 0823221903 Publisher: Fordham University Press Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: New York's Pennsylvania Stations by Hilary Ballon, Norman McGrath, Marilyn Taylor ISBN: 0393730786 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: The Destruction of Penn Station by Peter Moore, Barbara Moore, Lorraine B. Diehl, Eric Peter Nash ISBN: 1891024051 Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers Pub. Date: 15 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York by Clifton Hood ISBN: 0801852447 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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