Monthly Bulletin
Monthly Bulletin

Author: St. Louis Public Library

Publisher:

Published: 1919

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13:

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"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-

Routledge Revivals: Reform in New York City (1991)
Routledge Revivals: Reform in New York City (1991)

Author: Augustus Cerillo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1351033166

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Originally published in 1991, Reform in New York City provides an interpretive synthesis of urban progressivism and provides a comprehensive historical look at progressivism in New York City. The book argues that urban reform still poses a major historiographical challenge to historians working today and that there is limited analysis of the social and political action that characterised turn of the century New York. The book addresses the conceptual approaches, interpretive differences, and thematic emphasis of the urban reform agenda.

A History of Housing in New York City
A History of Housing in New York City

Author: Richard Plunz

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9780231062978

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Since its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century as the nation's "metropolis," New York has faced the most challenging housing problems of any American city, but it has also led the nation in innovation and reform. Plunz traces New York's housing development from 1850 to the present, exploring the housing of all classes, discussing the development of types ranging from the single-family house to the high-rise apartment tower.

Riding the New York Subway
Riding the New York Subway

Author: Stefan Hohne

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2021-02-16

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 026236199X

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A history of New York subway passengers as they navigated the system's constraints while striving for individuality, or at least a smooth ride. When the subway first opened with much fanfare on October 27, 1904, New York became a city of underground passengers almost overnight. In this book, Stefan Höhne examines how the experiences of subway passengers in New York City were intertwined with cultural changes in urban mass society throughout the twentieth century. Höhne argues that underground transportation--which early passengers found both exhilarating and distressing--changed perceptions, interactions, and the organization of everyday life.

The Forgotten Borough
The Forgotten Borough

Author: Kenneth M. Gold

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2023-04-04

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0231557515

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What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.

How Franchise Terms Impeded Private Subway Construction in New York City: Comparison with Concession Agreements for Early Subterranean Transit in Great Britain
How Franchise Terms Impeded Private Subway Construction in New York City: Comparison with Concession Agreements for Early Subterranean Transit in Great Britain

Author: Kyle M. Kirschling

Publisher: Kyle Mark Kirschling

Published: 2019-12-27

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13:

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New York could have had a practical and profitable subway in operation by the 1870s—financed entirely by the private sector—had franchise terms been as liberal as those in Great Britain. Although it would not have been as technologically sophisticated as the 1904 subway, it would have been superior to the elevated railways of the time. Moreover, permitting experimentation and entrepreneurship in New York City's transportation industry would ultimately have accelerated the development of subway technology. Regardless, given the political constraints, the DBOM public-private partnership model finalized in 1900 was extremely successful. The lines built under this model comprise half of today’s New York City Subway network. Fares were low, no government subsidies were required, and investors earned high returns (until the unprecedented inflation of World War I, which could have been resolved by allowing the franchisees to raise fares with inflation).