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America's great railroad stations / Roger Straus III ; text by Ed Breslin and Hugh Van Dusen.
Author
Straus, Roger
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Viking Studio, 2011.
Description
xix, 236 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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TF302.U54 S77 2011q Oversize
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Railroad stations
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United States
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Breslin, Ed.
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Van Dusen, Hugh
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Illustrated works
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illustrated books
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Summary note
"An evocative and stunning photographic tribute to America's railroad stations. For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the railroad station or depot was the communal hub of every American town that could boast of train service. There, citizens gathered before they sent loved ones off to college, marriage, or war-and where they greeted them on their return. Most of these buildings were architectural gems, and while many are still in service, certain others now house museums, banks, restaurants, and more. In fact, in cities like Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, renovated stations are destinations unto themselves even for those not boarding the train. And in other places, whole sections of towns have been remade around these structures, restoring their vitality in novel and interesting ways long after the last train has left the station. In America's Great Railroad Stations, award-winning photographer Roger Straus III, and two lifelong railroad buffs, Ed Breslin and Hugh Van Dusen, join forces to tell the astonishing story of these enduring structures and the important role they still play in the country's landscape. Journeying from the Pennsylvania Railroad to the Union Pacific to Michigan Central and more, readers will be dazzled by the Beaux Arts monuments of New York and the adobe buildings of the Southwest. Filled with both new and archival photographs and drawings, this volume is a glorious salute to the institution that transformed our nation. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232) and index.
Contents
THE MID-ATLANTIC. New York Grand Central Terminal
The river stations : Garrison, Hyde Park, and Rhinecliff
Albany Union Station
Albany-Rensslaer Station
Utica Union Station
Philadelphia 30th Street Station
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Station
Washington, D.C., Union Station.
NEW ENGLAND. Boston South Station
North Conway Depot
Worcester Union Station
New London Union Station
New Haven Union Station
Danbury Station
North Bennington Station.
THE SOUTH. Richmond Broad Street Station
Williamsburg Station
Savannah Central of Georgia Station
Chattanooga Terminal Station
Maysville Old Chesapeake and Ohio Station.
THE MIDWEST. Cincinnati Union Terminal
Niles Depot
Kalamazoo Union Station
Durand Union Station
Chicago Union Station
St. Louis Union Station
Kansas City Union Station.
TEXAS. Fort Worth Santa Fe Station
Fort Worth Texas and Pacific Station
Dallas Union Station
Mineola Station
San Antonio Sunset Station
San Antonio Mopac Station
El Paso Union Station.
THE WEST. Seattle King Street Station
Sacramento Station
Davis Railroad Depot
Dunsmuir Station
Portland Union Station
Tucson Southern Pacific Station
Los Angeles Union Station.
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ISBN
9780670023110 ((hardback))
0670023116 ((hardback))
LCCN
2011013901
OCLC
707249917
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