An edition of The greatest grid
(2012)
The greatest grid
the master plan of New York
by Hilary Ballon
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"Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York celebrating the bicentennial of the 1811 Commissioners' Plan of Manhattan, this volume does more than memorialize such a visionary effort, it serves as an enduring reference full of rare images and information."--Page 4 of cover.
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The greatest grid: the master plan of New York
2012, Columbia University Press
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0231159900 9780231159906
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Table of Contents
Before the Grid
Reflection: Michael R. Bloomberg
The Commissioners' Plan of 1811
Surveying the City
Opening Streets
Reflection: James Traub
Selling Lots : From Land to Real Estate
Reflection: Rafael Vinoly
The Public Realm : Squares, Parks and Avenues
The Development of the East Side
Reflection: Alexander Garvin
Improving the West Side
Counterpoint : Broadway
Rethinking the Grid Above 155th Street
Reflection: Wendy Evans Joseph
Modern Reforms
Reflection: Amanda Burden
Moving on the Grid
Reflection: Edward Glaeser
Urban Paradigm : The Grid in Contemporary Thought
About the Museum of the City of New York.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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