{"product_id":"forgotten-new-york-views-of-a-lost-metropolis-isbn-9780061145025","title":"Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Instantly my favorite guide to the city. Walsh has a phenomenal eye and an almost fanatical attention to detail.\" — Luc Sante, author of Low Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn urban exploration of the oddities and artifacts of New York City’s past that are hidden in plain view across the boroughs—from the World’s first Hall of Fame in the Bronx to the remnants of the original Penn Station in Manhattan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for lifelong New Yorkers as well as first-time visitors to the city, Forgotten New York is a guide to the quirky elements that fall through the cracks of other guidebooks. Kevin Walsh has put together a stunning collection of houses dating back to the Dutch, yellow brick roads, gas-lit lampposts that time forgot, churches that look like space ships, tropical parrots in Brooklyn, and miles of grand old movie theaters that are now drug stores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn at-a-glance guide to the history and architecture of the city, it’s also an urban explorer walking tour of the five boroughs, complete with comprehensive maps and extensive photos. This is the real story of New York brought to life by the only person who could tell it—a real New Yorker who loves his city.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForgotten New York\u003c\/em\u003e is your passport to more than 300 years of history, architecture, and memories hidden in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouses dating to the first Dutch settlers on Staten Island; yellow brick roads in Brooklyn; clocks embedded in the sidewalk in Manhattan; bishop's crook lampposts in Queens; a white elephant in the Bronx—this is New York and this is your guide to seeing it all. \u003cem\u003eForgotten New York\u003c\/em\u003e covers all five boroughs with easy-to-use maps and suggested routes to hundreds of out-of-the-way places, antiquated monuments, streets to nowhere, and buildings from a time lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eForgotten New York\u003c\/em\u003e features:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiet Places \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruly Forgotten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory Happened Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is this Thing?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForgotten People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And so much more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter if you are a lifelong New Yorker, recent resident, or weekend visitor, this magical book is the only guide to true New York.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This is a wonderful guide to Gotham old and new by someone who really knows his stuff. Invaluable!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Baker, author of Strivers Row\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Instantly my favorite guide to the city. Walsh has a phenomenal eye and an almost fanatical attention to detail.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuc Sante, author of Low Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no more nooks nor crannies in NYC left to find hidden gems. Kevin Walsh has found them all. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStan Fischler, author of The Subway and The City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889150193893,"sku":"NP9780061145025","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061145025.jpg?v=1730230623","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/forgotten-new-york-views-of-a-lost-metropolis-isbn-9780061145025","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}