The battle for Gotham, New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, Roberta Brandes Gratz
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The battle for Gotham, New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, Roberta Brandes Gratz
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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The battle for Gotham
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bibliography
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435418544
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Roberta Brandes Gratz
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New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
Table Of Contents
Introduction: a clash of visions-then and now -- The way things were -- Landmarks preservation: precursor of positive change -- Greenwich Village: Jacobs, Moses, and me -- Soho: a Moses defeat, a Jacobs victory -- Reconsidering Robert Moses: what's to reconsider? -- The factory: the secret life of New York industry -- The Upper West Side: what Moses couldn't kill -- Westway: a conversation with Jane Jacobs -- Big things get done -- Conclusion: their shadows still hover
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