02561nam 2200589 a 450 991078826860332120230801232009.01-4214-0695-0(CKB)3170000000046223(EBL)3318611(OCoLC)823655181(SSID)ssj0000631116(PQKBManifestationID)11451819(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631116(PQKBWorkID)10591640(PQKB)11740780(MiAaPQ)EBC3318611(OCoLC)794700801(MdBmJHUP)muse16049(Au-PeEL)EBL3318611(CaPaEBR)ebr10611269(EXLCZ)99317000000004622320110624d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrand Central's engineer[electronic resource] William J. Wilgus and the planning of modern Manhattan /Kurt C. SchlichtingBaltimore Johns Hopkins University Pressc20121 online resource (292 p.)The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political scienceDescription based upon print version of record.1-4214-0302-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE. New York City's Geography and Transportation Challenges; CHAPTER TWO. The Brilliance of Grand Central; CHAPTER THREE. New York's Freight Problem; CHAPTER FOUR. Expanding the Subway in Manhattan; CHAPTER FIVE. World War and Ideas for a New York-New Jersey "Port Authority"; CHAPTER SIX. Making Room for the Automobile: The Holland Tunnel; CHAPTER SEVEN. Joining Staten Island to New York City: The Narrows Tunnel; CONCLUSION; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YJohns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science.Civil engineersUnited StatesBiographyTransportation engineeringNew York Metropolitan AreaHistory20th centuryManhattan (New York, N.Y.)Buildings, structures, etcHistory20th centuryCivil engineersTransportation engineeringHistory624.092BSchlichting Kurt C1548145MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788268603321Grand Central's engineer3858996UNINA