{"product_id":"forgotten-new-york-views-of-a-lost-metropolis-paperback","title":"Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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; and 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForgotten New York\u003c\/em\u003e features: \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003eAnd so much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.9 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978815963437,"sku":"9780060754006","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SHI2VmdmM2JmS2FRMU5GVzJMbk9jUT09.webp?v=1775810461","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/forgotten-new-york-views-of-a-lost-metropolis-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}