722 Miles

722 Miles
Title 722 Miles PDF eBook
Author Clifton Hood
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 356
Release 2004-08-23
Genre History
ISBN 9780801880544

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When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue—the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the IND or Independent Subway line in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles—long enough to reach from New York to Chicago. In this definitive history, Clifton Hood traces the complex and fascinating story of the New York City subway system, one of the urban engineering marvels of the twentieth century. For the subway's centennial the author supplies a new foreward explaining that now, after a century, "we can see more clearly than ever that this rapid transit system is among the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements."

The Very Hungry City

The Very Hungry City
Title The Very Hungry City PDF eBook
Author Austin Troy
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 481
Release 2012-01-01
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0300165803

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"This book explores how cities around the world consume energy, assesses innovative ideas for reducing urban energy consumption, and discusses why energy efficiency will determine which cities thrive economically in the future"--Provided by publisher.

Riding the New York Subway

Riding the New York Subway
Title Riding the New York Subway PDF eBook
Author Stefan Hohne
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 392
Release 2021-02-16
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0262542013

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A history of New York subway passengers as they navigated the system's constraints while striving for individuality, or at least a smooth ride. When the subway first opened with much fanfare on October 27, 1904, New York became a city of underground passengers almost overnight. In this book, Stefan Höhne examines how the experiences of subway passengers in New York City were intertwined with cultural changes in urban mass society throughout the twentieth century. Höhne argues that underground transportation--which early passengers found both exhilarating and distressing--changed perceptions, interactions, and the organization of everyday life.

Subway

Subway
Title Subway PDF eBook
Author John E. Morris
Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages 454
Release 2020-10-06
Genre Transportation
ISBN 0762467894

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This dynamic visual history of the world's largest transit system -- in all its intriguing, colorful, and even seedy glory -- is packed with fascinating facts and hundreds of compelling photographs. When the first New York subway line opened in 1904, it was the most advanced in the world and a source of enormous civic pride. Today, it is an essential function to the lives of New Yorkers and a perennial cultural touchstone. To be a New Yorker is to take the train. To celebrate it, or grumble about it. Subway: The History, Curiosities, and Secrets of the New York City Transit System by John E. Morris is both a vivid history of this great transportation system and an exploration of its impact on the city and popular culture. The book covers every remarkable moment, from the technical obstacles and corruption that impeded plans for an underground rail line in the 1800s, to the current state of the system and plans for the future; profiles of the colorful, forgotten characters who built and restored the subway; graphics and imagery showing the evolution of subway cars and the way fares are collected; how subway etiquette rules have evolved with society; great subway chase scenes and songs about the subway; a look at abandoned stations and half-built tunnels; and more. In this visually stunning work, packed with original research, journalist and bestselling author John Morris brings life to this one-time engineering marvel that has united and expanded the city for the last 116 years.

Messages to the General Assembly

Messages to the General Assembly
Title Messages to the General Assembly PDF eBook
Author Illinois. Governor
Publisher
Pages 32
Release 1923
Genre Illinois
ISBN

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Includes annual, biennial and special messages, proclamations, speeches, etc. before the General Assembly.

Tunneling to the Future

Tunneling to the Future
Title Tunneling to the Future PDF eBook
Author Peter Derrick
Publisher NYU Press
Pages 480
Release 2002-04
Genre History
ISBN 0814719546

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Derrick (archivist, Bronx County Historical Society) tells the story of what was, at the time, the largest and most expensive single municipal project ever attempted--the 1913 expansion of the New York City Dual System of Rapid Transit. He considers the factors motivating the expansion, the process of its design, the controversies surrounding financing it, and its impact on New York then and today. Appendixes summarize the contracts and related certificates and list the opening dates of Dual System lines. Twenty-four pages of photographs are also included. c. Book News Inc.

Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics
Title Motion Graphics PDF eBook
Author Ian Crook
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 201
Release 2017-07-06
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 1350037729

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Song lyrics fly across the screen in time to music. A globe spins and zooms into a war-torn country. Money rises from a screen to explain an economic situation. Now, more than ever, we are surrounded by these motion graphics on our TV and cinema screens, on our smartphones, computers, and tablets, on Main Street and in our galleries. Motion Graphics: Principles and Processes from the Ground Up is your introduction to the core principles of the discipline, whether your background or ambitions lie in animation, graphic design, film production, or visual effects. Ian Crook and Peter Beare provide you with a wide understanding of the key concepts and techniques that will help you plan, develop and produce your own creative projects.