Intersections : the Grand Concourse at 100 / Antonio Sergio Bessa, editor.

Title & Author:

Intersections : the Grand Concourse at 100 / Antonio Sergio Bessa, editor.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press : Bronx Museum of the Arts, [2009]
©2009

Description:

157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany an exhibition held Mar. 5, 2009-Jan. 4, 2010 at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Antonio Sergio Bessa -- History in brief of the conception and establishment of the Grand Boulevard & Concourse in the 23rd and 24th wards / Louis Aloys Risse -- The true history of the conception and planning of the Grand Boulevard & Concourse in the Bronx / Louis Aloys Risse -- Bold vision : Louis Risse's grand plan for the concourse / Ray Bromley -- An architectural tour of the Grand Concourse / Francis Morrone -- Commissions: Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao; Katie Holten; Acconci Studio; Pablo Helguera; Kabir Carter; Skowmon Hastanan -- The Grand Concourse beyond 100 / Deborah Marton -- Chronology.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, a roadway which stretches over four miles of the Bronx from 138th Street to the Mosholu Parkway, that offers a selection of art deco and art moderne architecture.

ISBN:

9780823230785 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0823230783 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

City planning New York (State) New York History.
Architecture New York (State) New York History.
Architecture New York (État) New York Histoire.
Anniversaries.
Architecture.
City planning.
Architecture New York (State) New York
Streets New York (State) New York History.
Grand Concourse (New York, N.Y.) History.
Grand Concourse (New York, N.Y.) Anniversaries, etc.
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) History.
New York (N.Y.) History.
New York (N.Y.) Histoire.
New York (State) New York.
New York (State) New York Bronx.
New York (State) New York Grand Concourse.
Urban planning United States New York (State) New York.
Architecture (object genre) United States New York (State) New York.
Streets United States New York (State) New York.

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
History.

Added entries:

Bessa, Antonio Sergio.
Bronx Museum of the Arts

Holdings:

Location: Library main 268777
Call No.: BIB 200644
Status: Available

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