Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park presents
an in-depth exploration of architecture along one of the world’s
most iconic streets: New York City’s fabled Fifth Avenue. Through
six fact-filled walking tours, this accessible illustrated guide
takes readers along the entire length of Fifth Avenue, studying its
architecture block by block, building by building, offering the
chance to discover exceptional and unusual structures across
Greenwich Village, Midtown, the Upper East Side, and Harlem.
Heavily illustrated with more than 300 images and practical graphic
maps that mark the stops along each route, Fifth Avenue spotlights
hundreds of buildings, from familiar tourist destinations to
lesser-known gems. Featured are, of course, major monuments
including the Empire State Building, New York Public Library,
Rockefeller Center, and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral; luxurious
shops such as Tiffany’s, Cartier, and Bulgari; elegant hotels
like the St. Regis and the Plaza; and the art treasures of Museum
Mile on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the
Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York. Each of the
walks offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of
architectural styles, from the Beaux-Arts mansions of the turn of
the twentieth century to the striking contemporary structures such
as the glass flagship stores of Nike, Armani, and the towering One
Vanderbilt. Highlights also include works by distinguished
architects such as Richard Morris Hunt, Stanford White, and Frank
Lloyd Wright and contemporary leaders like Rem Koolhaas and Bjarke
Ingels. Written as both a fireside and curbside read, this new book
is essential for the curious architecture lover touring the New
York streets, as well as anyone looking to gain a comprehensive
understanding of the historic, social, and economic forces that
shaped Fifth Avenue’s growth and character.
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