Main entry:

Lynch, Geoffrey, 1970- author.

Title & Author:

Manhattan classic : New York's finest prewar apartments / Geoffrey Lynch ; principal photography by Evan Joseph and Mike Tauber.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2014]

Description:

223 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 223).
Map: Manhattan locations -- Introduction: the Manhattan prewar apartment house -- A note to the reader -- Upper east side: Fifth Avenue -- Upper east side: Park Avenue -- Around the upper east side -- Upper west side: Central park west -- Upper west side: West End Avenue -- Upper west side: Riverside Drive -- Around the upper west side -- Downtown.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

The names of these legendary New York apartment buildings evoke images of marble-lined lobbies, uniformed doormen and sunlit penthouses with sweeping Central Park views. Built from the 1880s through 1930s, classic pre-war apartments were designed to lure townhouse dwellers reluctant to share a roof with other families. Billed as private mansions in the sky, they promised a charmed Manhattan lifestyle of elegance and luxury. Manhattan Classic takes readers on a lavishly illustrated guided tour of eighty-five of the most coveted buildings in New York. Author Geoffrey Lynch provides capsule histories-equal parts architectural and social history- of the most celebrated examples, with anecdotes about well-known residents and essential information about notable features. This gorgeous coffee table book is an indispensible resource for apartment hunters, real estate and design professionals and anyone fascinated by the grace and glamour of pre-war style.

ISBN:

9781616891671 (alk. paper)
161689167X (alk. paper)

Subject:

Apartment houses New York (State) New York History 19th century.
Apartment houses New York (State) New York History 20th century.
Apartment houses.
Buildings.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) New York.
New York (State) New York Manhattan.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Joseph, Evan, illustrator.
Tauber, Mike, illustrator.
Joseph, Evan, photographer
Tauber, Mike, photographer

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289568
Call No.: BIB 232124
Status: Available