Invented cities : the creation of landscape in nineteenth-century New York & Boston /

Domosh, Mona, 1957-

Invented cities : the creation of landscape in nineteenth-century New York & Boston / Mona Domosh. - x, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- New York and Boston in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century -- Creating New York's Retail District -- Constructing New York's Skyline -- Developing Boston's Back Bay -- Preserving Boston's Common and Planning Its Park System -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Sources for Illustrations -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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City planning--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
City planning--History--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century.
Landscapes--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
Landscapes--History--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century.

HT168.N5 / D66 1996

307.1216097471

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