An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586850474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 481 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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A sophisticated blend of ambience and attitude.From cobblestones to churches, row houses, fishing boats, and tree-lined streets, Brooklyn boasts enriching public spaces and diversely beautiful landscapes.
A Spirited Urban Delight Francis Morrone's new book on the architecture of Brooklyn proves once again that he is not just a masterful prose stylist, he is a uniquely high-spirited urbanist of wide-ranging tastes, keen architectural discrimination and infectious enthusiasms. At every page I wanted to jump up and rush out to Brooklyn to walk up and down the streets with *An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn* in hand, sharing Francis Morrone'. Amazon Customer said Brooklyn love -- A great find!. I just bought this book and I absolutely love it. It's a treasure that I'm sure I'll take with me on many a weekend walk around Brooklyn. True to the title, this is an excellent guidebook to Brooklyn, but it's much more than this. It includes lots of historical and cultural information about the buildings, political figures and architects connected to the various neighborhoods and buildings that Morrone describes. Ob. A delightful compendium from our city�s best tour guide Rare is the architectural guidebook that merges intricate depictions of the masterpieces with compelling tales about how they came to be. Yet that is precisely what Mr. Morrone has accomplished with this tome, which shows off a borough he clearly loves to great effect. This is a book you can, and should, hold in your hands as you walk through the neighborhoods Mr. Morrone has chosen to include. He made me love Brookl
From the Inside Flap Contents Introduction Downtown Around City Hall Brooklyn Heights North/Fulton Ferry/DUMBO/Vinegar Hill Brooklyn Heights South Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Williamsburg and Greenpoint Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens/ Boerum Hill Park Slope Prospect Park Institute Park General Index
Francis Morrone has authored other books on Architecture, such as The Architectural Guidebook to New York City, and An Architcural Guidebook to Philadelphia. . He lhas lived for tweny-some years in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn.James Iska, wose work has been exhibited all over the world and has apeared in the Washington Post, F