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Pittsburgh: A New Portrait - Hardcover W Dustjacket By Toker, Franklin
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN-10
0822943719
ISBN-13
9780822943716
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73350469
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pittsburgh : a New Portrait
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Buildings / General, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, General, Regional, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-022903
Reviews
"Memo to presidents, prime ministers, security personnel, news correspondents, anarchists and all others planning to attend the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh this week: Along with your briefing books, white papers and bail money, pack a copy of Franklin Toker'sPittsburgh: A New Portrait… The book is ambitious and lavish, with vivid photographs and helpful maps. From the glaciers that built the town and the epidemics and fires that reshaped it, to the renaissances that renewed it and the indomitable spirit that sustains it, Pittsburgh is a great American city-the "indispensable American city,' in the words of native son David McCullough. Now it possesses the great architectural guide that every great American city deserves-and few possess." -The Wall Street Journal, Praise for Franklin Toker'sPittsburgh: An Urban Portrait: "Simply splendid. Toker writes with unusual grace and style. He knows good stories when he finds them, and he has sprinkled these generously through the text." -Pennsylvania History, "[Important] to scholars for insight into the process of community and regional regeneration in the postindustrial era. . . . [An] interweaving of architectural description, engaged storytelling, and passionate advocacy for adaptive reuse . . . accessible and innovative . . . beautiful photography is seamlessly meshed with engaging prose." --Pennsylvania History, "[Toker] intricately showcases the city's architecture, from an iconic Chrysler dealership built in 1934 on Baum Boulevard to the boyhood home of playwright August Wilson that sits in the historically black neighborhood knowsn as The Hill. 'I got as close to the heartbeats of the neighborhoods as I could,' Toker said." --Associated Press, "Exquisitely and eloquently announces the birth of postindustrial Pittsburgh . . . Serves [as] a scripture, an authoritative body of knowledge about the city focused mainly on the city's architectural or built environment. It is a beautifully crafted paean to Pittsburgh as someplace special." -Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "Lovingly prepared and tastefully presented . . . praiseworthy, celebratory and revelatory." -Pittsburgh Quarterly, “A neighborhood-by-neighborhood, and in some cases building-by-building, analysis of the city, an architectural and social history that reads as both love letter and critique. . . .An incredibly agile writer, Toker moves easily from biography to aesthetics to history, all the while peppering the text with clever turns of phrase that lead to plenty of chuckles and even a few laugh-out-loud moments.� -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Lovingly prepared and tastefully presented . . . praiseworthy, celebratory and revelatory." --Pittsburgh Quarterly, “[Toker] intricately showcases the city’s architecture, from an iconic Chrysler dealership built in 1934 on Baum Boulevard to the boyhood home of playwright August Wilson that sits in the historically black neighborhood knowsn as The Hill. ‘I got as close to the heartbeats of the neighborhoods as I could,’ Toker said.� -Associated Press, "A neighborhood-by-neighborhood, and in some cases building-by-building, analysis of the city, an architectural and social history that reads as both love letter and critique. . . .An incredibly agile writer, Toker moves easily from biography to aesthetics to history, all the while peppering the text with clever turns of phrase that lead to plenty of chuckles and even a few laugh-out-loud moments." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "[Important] to scholars for insight into the process of community and regional regeneration in the postindustrial era. . . . [An] interweaving of architectural description, engaged storytelling, and passionate advocacy for adaptive reuse . . . accessible and innovative . . . beautiful photography is seamlessly meshed with engaging prose." -Pennsylvania History, "A neighborhood-by-neighborhood, and in some cases building-by-building, analysis of the city, an architectural and social history that reads as both love letter and critique. . . .An incredibly agile writer, Toker moves easily from biography to aesthetics to history, all the while peppering the text with clever turns of phrase that lead to plenty of chuckles and even a few laugh-out-loud moments." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Praise for Franklin Toker'sPittsburgh: An Urban Portrait: "A first-class, easily portable guide for knowing this city better . . . not only precise, but full of opinions to give an architectural stroller grist for thought . . . Toker reminds us that several hundred architects practice here and no other city has had as many designers of prominence." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Praise for Franklin Toker'sFallingwater Rising: "Contentious, rapt, utterly fascinating . . . this scholarly magnum opus is an absolute page turner." -New York Times, "Exquisitely and eloquently announces the birth of postindustrial Pittsburgh . . . Serves [as] a scripture, an authoritative body of knowledge about the city focused mainly on the city's architectural or built environment. It is a beautifully crafted paean to Pittsburgh as someplace special." --Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "A neighborhood-by-neighborhood, and in some cases building-by-building, analysis of the city, an architectural and social history that reads as both love letter and critique. . . .An incredibly agile writer, Toker moves easily from biography to aesthetics to history, all the while peppering the text with clever turns of phrase that lead to plenty of chuckles and even a few laugh-out-loud moments." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The book is ambitious and lavish, with vivid photographs and helpful maps. From the glaciers that built the town and the epidemics and fires that reshaped it, to the renaissances that renewed it and the indomitable spirit that sustains it, Pittsburgh is a great American city-the 'indispensable American city,' in the words of native son David McCullough. Now it possesses the great architectural guide that every great American city deserves-and few possess." -Wall Street Journal, “Lovingly prepared and tastefully presented . . . praiseworthy, celebratory and revelatory.� -Pittsburgh Quarterly, "[Toker] intricately showcases the city's architecture, from an iconic Chrysler dealership built in 1934 on Baum Boulevard to the boyhood home of playwright August Wilson that sits in the historically black neighborhood knowsn as The Hill. 'I got as close to the heartbeats of the neighborhoods as I could,' Toker said." -Associated Press, "The book is ambitious and lavish, with vivid photographs and helpful maps. From the glaciers that built the town and the epidemics and fires that reshaped it, to the renaissances that renewed it and the indomitable spirit that sustains it, Pittsburgh is a great American city--the 'indispensable American city,' in the words of native son David McCullough. Now it possesses the great architectural guide that every great American city deserves--and few possess." --Wall Street Journal, “Exquisitely and eloquently announces the birth of postindustrial Pittsburgh . . . Serves [as] a scripture, an authoritative body of knowledge about the city focused mainly on the city’s architectural or built environment. It is a beautifully crafted paean to Pittsburgh as someplace special.� -Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "The book is ambitious and lavish, with vivid photographs and helpful maps. From the glaciers that built the town and the epidemics and fires that reshaped it, to the renaissances that renewed it and the indomitable spirit that sustains it, Pittsburgh is a great American city-the 'indispensable American city,' in the words of native son David McCullough. Now it possesses the great architectural guide that every great American city deserves-and few possess." -Wall Street Journal, "The book is ambitious and lavish, with vivid photographs and helpful maps. From the glaciers that built the town and the epidemics and fires that reshaped it, to the renaissances that renewed it and the indomitable spirit that sustains it, Pittsburgh is a great American city--the 'indispensable American city,' in the words of native son David McCullough. Now it possesses the great architectural guide that every great American city deserves--and few possess." --Wall Street Journal
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
974.8/86
Synopsis
Toker examines Pittsburgh in its historical context, in its regional setting, and from the street level (leading the reader on a personal tour through every neighborhood). Based on his 1986 classic, Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait, but with a completely revised text and lavishly illustrated with all new photos and maps, Pittsburgh: A New Portrait reveals the true colors of a truly great American city., From its founding in 1758, Pittsburgh has experienced several epic transformations. It began its existence as a fortress, on a site originally selected by George Washington. A hundred years later, and well into our own time, no other American city was as intensively industrialized, only to be later consigned to "rustbelt" status. Remade as a thriving twenty-first-century city and an international center for science, medicine, biotechnology, and financial services, Pittsburgh is now routinely acclaimed as one of the most promising and livable of America's cities. Franklin Toker shows us why. Toker highlights this remarkable story of urban reinvention by focusing on what makes Pittsburgh so resilient and appealing - its strong neighborhoods and their surprisingly rich architectural history. The many unique, lively urban communities that make up Pittsburgh are a treasure trove of every imaginable style of structure, from Victorian to Bauhaus, Gothic to Art Deco, and from Industrial to Green. These ordinary homes expressed the aspirations of people who came from around the world to settle in Pittsburgh, while they built the city itself into an economic powerhouse. With the wealth generated by this everyday work, local captains of industry could build their own monumental additions to Pittsburgh's urban landscape, including two of America's greatest buildings: H. H. Richardson's Allegheny Courthouse and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. With accessible prose, Toker examines Pittsburgh in its historical context (from Indian settlement to postmodern city), in its regional setting (from the playgrounds of the Laurel Highlands to the hard-working mill towns dotting the landscape), and from the street level (leading the reader on a personal tour through every neighborhood). Lavishly illustrated with photos and maps, Pittsburgh: A New Portrait reveals the true colors of a truly great American city.
LC Classification Number
F159.P64T65 2009
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