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Grand Central [videorecording] / by Epstein, Michael.ausprd; Morton, Joe,1947-nrt(CARDINAL)295710; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Viewfinder Productions.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259; WGBH Educational Foundation.(CARDINAL)132712;
Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Kris Liem ; music, Joel Goodman ; visual effects director, Tim D'Amico.Narrated by Joe Morton.On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. The new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan. By 1947, over sixty-five million people, the equivalent of forty percent of the population of the United States, had traveled through the station.Not rated.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.); Eclecticism in architecture; Local transit;
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Julian Abele : architect and the beaux arts / by Wilson, Dreck Spurlock,author.(CARDINAL)268553;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-210) and index.1. Advantages of family, color, and place -- 2. Institute for Colored Youth -- 3. Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art -- 4. University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture -- 5. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts -- 6. Philadelphia T-Square Club -- 7. North by northwest -- 8. Out of South Philadelphia -- 9. Office of Horace Trumbauer -- 10. Personal Azimuth -- 11. Pennsylvania Museum of Art -- 12. 'A great towering church' -- 13. American Institute of Architects -- 14. 'In my Father's house there are many mansions.....' -- 15. Epilogue -- Appendix A. Jones-Abele-Cook family tree -- app. B. Office of Horace Trumbauer building list.This book "uncovers the life and career of one of the first beaux arts trained African American architects. Overcoming racial segregation at the beginning of the twentieth century, Abele received his architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902. Wilson traces Abele's progress as he went on to become the most formally educated architect in America. Abele later contributed to the architectural history of America by designing over 200 buildings during his career including the Widener Memorial Library (1913) at Harvard University and the Free Library of Philadelphia (1917)"--Page preceding Title page.
Subjects: Biographies.; Abele, Julian F., 1881-1950.; Architects; African American architects; Eclecticism in architecture;
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Gaudí, 1852-1926 : Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, a life devoted to architecture / by Zerbst, Rainer,1950-(CARDINAL)280317;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239).
Subjects: Biographies.; Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926.; Architects; Eclecticism in architecture; Architecture;
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Building an American identity : pattern book homes and communities, 1870-1900 / by Smeins, Linda E.(CARDINAL)274974;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-325) and index.
Subjects: Architectural drawings.; Suburban homes; Eclecticism in architecture; Nationalism and architecture; Architecture; Architecture, Domestic;
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The Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age : architectural aspirations, 1879-1901 / by Foreman, John,1945-(CARDINAL)511774; Stimson, Robbe Pierce.(CARDINAL)744787;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index.
Subjects: Vanderbilt family.; Architecture; Eclecticism in architecture; Mansions;
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Neuschwanstein Castle : the castle that inspired Walt Disney / by Howse, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)483276;
What is Neuschwanstein Castle? -- A step back in time -- Neuschwanstein Castle's location -- Outside the Castle -- Inside the Castle -- The Castle's builders -- Building the Castle -- Similar castles around the world -- Issues facing the Castle -- Build a steam engine -- Neuschwanstein Castle quiz.960L
Subjects: Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, 1845-1886; Schloss Neuschwanstein (Germany); Eclecticism in architecture; Castles;
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"The art that is life" : the arts & crafts movement in America, 1875-1920 / by Kaplan, Wendy.(CARDINAL)185478; Boris, Eileen,1948-(CARDINAL)744858; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.(CARDINAL)141870;
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Arts and crafts movement; Decorative arts; Decorative arts; Eclecticism in architecture;
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Cà d'Zan : the restoration of the Ringling mansion / by John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)153013; Walk, Deborah W.(CARDINAL)218754; Miller, Paul F.(CARDINAL)806524; Wetenhall, John.(CARDINAL)176129; Scalera, Michelle A.(CARDINAL)561162;
Subjects: Ringling, John, 1866-1936; Ringling, Mable; Cà d'Zan (Sarasota, Fla.); Mansions; Eclecticism in architecture; Architecture, Modern; Buildings;
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The Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age : architectural aspirations, 1879-1901 / by Foreman, John,1945-; Stimson, Robbe Pierce.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Vanderbilt family.; Architecture; Eclecticism in architecture; Mansions;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Houses of worship : an identification guide to the history and styles of American religious architecture / by Howe, Jeffery W.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-443) and index.The history of religious architecture in the United States -- Early religious architecture in the U.S.-the first houses of worship -- Colonial churches-the Eighteenth century -- European revivals of the Nineteenth Century -- Victorian -- Pre-WWII-eclectic revivals -- The modern age.
Subjects: Church architecture; Synagogue architecture; Temples;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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