02252cam a2200313 a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001500069040001800084041000800102043001200110050002500122082002300147100001700170245008900187250001200276260003200288300004600320504006400366505045500430520072300885610004401608610002201652650008101674650007501755651008001830700002801910BJBSDDR20230411090139.0ta190910s2000 nyua b 001 0 eng  a0393047652 aDLCcDLCbspa aspa an-us-ny00aNA 6313 bB438g 200000a725/.31/0974712211 aBelle, John.10aGrand Central :bgateway to a million lives /cJohn Belle [and] Maxinne R. Leighton. a1st ed. aNew York :bNorton,cc2000. avii, 230 p. :bill. (some col.) ;c28 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 214-220) and index. aChapter 1. Saving an archetype -- Chapter 2. Life before the terminal -- Chapter 3. How Grand Central became grand -- Chapter 4. Real estate and train travel -- Chapter 5. Home to the nation -- Chapter 6. Grand Central of the imagination -- Chapter 7. The decline of Grand Central -- Chapter 8. The restoration cast assembles -- Chapter 9. Grand Central is reborn -- Chapter 10. Grand Central as a bazaar -- Chapter 11. Into the Twenty-first Century. a This is the story of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, a remarkable and beautiful building whose birth, survival, and restoration reflect the critical role architecture plays in the expansion of our cities. It begins with the historic struggle to save Grand Central in the wake of the destruction of Penn Station and in the face of economic forces in the real estate industry that were intent on its demise. There follows a chronological history of the previous two stations on the site, including construction of the present building. The text and photographs prvide a fascinating firsthand account of the $400 million restoration, enlivened by the grand and anecdotal stories that involve the great building20aGrand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)20aWarren & Wetmore. 0aRailroad stationsxConservation and restorationzNew York (State)zNew York. 4aEstaciones de ferrocarrilxConservación y restauraciónzNueva York 0aNew York (N.Y.)xBuildings, structures, etc.xConservation and restoration.1 aLeighton, Maxinne Rhea.