The WPA guide to New York City : the Federal Writers' Project guide to 1930s New York /
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| Uniform title: | New York City guide. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Pantheon Books, c1982. |
| Description: | xxxii, 680 p., [88] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/996838 |
| Summary: | This tour guide for time travelers offers New York lovers and 1930s buffs an endlessly fascinating look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost five cents, a room at the Plaza was $7.50, and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books ever written about the city. Photos. Maps. |
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| Item Description: | "A comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis --Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Richmond." Reprint. Originally published: New York City Guide. Rev. ed. New York : Random House, c1939. (American guide series) |
| Physical Description: | xxxii, 680 p., [88] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-635). |
| ISBN: | 0394527925 0394712153 |