دانلود کتاب The Building of Manhattan

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
PREFACE
IN THE BEGINNING
THE MANHATTAN INDIANS
AND THEN THE DUTCH CAME
WOOD, STONE, AND BRICK
FORT AMSTERDAM
STUYVESANT SURRENDERS
1664: NEW AMSTERDAM IS NOW NEW YORK
COLONIAL NEW YORK: 1664-1783
MECHANICKS, SLAVES, AND APPRENTICES
THE APPRENTICE
THE INDENTURED SERVANT
THE SLAVE
CAPITAL OF THE NEW NATION: 1785-1790
1811: A PLAN FOR GROWTH
POPULATION PRESSURES: 1811-1850
THE CAST-IRON BUILDING
THE \"SAFETY HOISTER\" RAISES THE ROOF
THE WONDER OF THE IMAGINATION
THE SKILL OF THE ENGINEER
THE IRON SKELETON. \"An iron bridge truss stood on end\"1850 to 1900
the flatiron building: 1901
the woolworth building: 1913
boom and bust: 1900-1930
the empire state building: 1930- 1931
the riveter: 1.92 plus half a cent an hour
the derrick
courage ... skill . . .
... and preparation
midtown manhattan ... rockefeller center: 1931
out of the depression: 1930-1965
downtown manhattan ... the world trade center: 1966-1971
keeping the hudson river out
a problem in levitation
carrying the weight
a city within the city
zoning: an attempt to set rational limits. The architect: concept and detailthe city\'s vital services
the busy underground
the subway
water fit to drink
electricity ... lifeline of the city
steam
gas
telephone
and empire city subway
sewage
going ... going . . .
... gone
test borings
and drilling rock
the power of compressed air
the excavators
dynamite!
stand clear!
hard hats
who does what at a construction site
the surveyor
shoring up the outer walls
the foundation
digging in lower manhattan
bull\'s liver and other problems
as the city builds
concrete
the reinforced concrete skyscraper. From liquid mass to hardened solidsalamanders
the big cranes
tower cranes
assembling a tower crane
raising the crane\'s height
private places public spaces
steel
steel
and ironworkers
look out below!
spud wrenches
from beam
to beam
the welder
the floors take shape
the outer skin
trades and unions
up and down ... at 20 miles an hour
skyscraper stress
acrophobia ... fear of heights
the sounds of the city
acknowledgments
sources.