Entrée principale:

Holland, Kevin J.

Titre et auteur:

Classic American railroad terminals / Kevin J. Holland.

Publication:

Osceola, WI : MBI Pub., 2001.

Description:

156 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Style and substance: What makes a railroad terminal? Terminal components ; Union stations ; Station architecture ; The role of the terminal in America. -- Eastern icons: New York, Hoboken, Newark, Boston, Portland, Bangor, White River Junction, St. Albans, Philadelphia, Washington. New York City ; In the shadow of Gotham ; Boston ; Northern New England ; Hinterland New England terminals ; Philadelphia ; Washington Union Station. -- Through the heartland: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis. Cincinnati Union Terminal ; Cleveland Union Terminal ; Detroit ; Milwaukee ; St. Louis Union Station. -- Chicago: the crossroads. Dearborn Station ; Central Station ; Grand Central Station ; La Salle Street Station ; In the shadow of Chicago: Joliet Union Station ; North Western Terminal ; Chicago Union Station ; Epilogue. -- Southern delights: Richmond, Jacksonville, Tampa, Atlanta, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans. Richmond Union Station ; Florida ; Tampa Union Station ; Atlanta, Georgia ; Louisville Union Station ; Nashville Union Station ; Chattanooga's Terminal Station ; New Orleans. -- Heading West: St. Paul, Portland, Seattle, Omaha, Denver, Oakland, Kansas City, Dallas, Los Angeles. St. Paul Union Depot ; Portland Union Station ; Seattle Union Station ; Omaha Union Station ; Denver Union Station ; Oakland Pier ; Kansas City Union Station ; Dallas Union Station ; Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal ; Lights ... camera ... station! -- Ties that bind: Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg. Montreal ; Central Station ; Toronto Union Station ; Hamilton, Ontario ; Winnipeg.

Résumé:

A blend of archival photos combine with modern color shots to relate the stories behind the design, the architecture, and the use of terminals like Grand Central Station and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, and Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. 150 photos.

Ressources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0760308322 (hc. ; alk. paper)
9780760308325 (hc. ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

Railroad terminals United States.
Gares terminus États-Unis.
Railroad terminals.
United States.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 217472
Cote: NA6311.H65 2001
Statut: Disponible