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Two gifted photographers have documented every aspect of this extraordinary urban subculture, complete with 239 full-color photographs.
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E.S.T........2007-09-21
I grew up on the south side of Chicago during the 80s and had many friends who were "taggers" and got up every chance they got. They had spray-cans, hollowed-out deodorant sticks somehow replaced with ink, fat markers, Griffin, and who knows what else. Though I myself wasnt a graffiti artist or writer or tagger, this book is a great ride down memory lane for those of us who grew up on the streets. For those of us of a certain age, this book, "Subway Art", along with movies like Breakin' I AND II, Beat Street, original hip-hop and old school house music were all of a specific time and place. This book will make you want to break out the Pumas with the fat laces, bring out the tile and start back-spinnin', but it is also one of the the earliest, most definitive and detailed books on graffiti ever.
BRONX GRAFFITI WRITERS UNITED AGAIN !!!.......2007-07-03
Wow, this book just took me back to my days in the Bronx and the 2 line.
All the greats are in this one..Doing those T and B's and hitting the yards, and dodging the DT's Now those were the great days of the BRONX.
Long live
MIKE170..TAV 1..ALE..AJAX..SUPER SEX..BLADE..COMET..FUZZ..POPEYE..
MIKE 170....
This is what got me back into graff.......2006-12-06
I started doing graff back in the late 90's; I was 14 at the time and to be honest with you; like all great writers we were all toy's at one time but has time went by and we got better with our skills, we all have read this book at one time or another. On with the book review.
This book is just simply AMAZING...you have old school pieces from the Godfather of Graffiti: SEEN, BLADE (which he has painted 5,000 trains during the golden age of the MTA in NYC; since I saw the graffiti scene on the trains at the tender age of six and seven in NYC, I was simply amazed at that age on how people could sneak in at night and do this with spray-paint but I digress), LADY PINK, and the list goes on. If your just starting out in graffit, this is a great book on to connect letters, bubble letter's, block's, and some old school color schemes, though I would not call it the Bible of Graffiti, it is pretty darn close to it. Check it out.
THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE FOR A WHILE BUT NOW I'M 34.......2006-07-01
Subway Art. What can I say? This, Style Wars, Beat Street, Break Dance... they all had their influence on me (& a whole generation) back in the day.
Hip Hop isn't what it used to be, though. Most of what we hear these days is mixed up with R'n'B, commercialised, repackaged and shipped for your dissatisfaction. If you ask me... when it comes to Hip Hop, stick with the old school.
I was brought up in Melbourne, Australia, and did quite a bit of graffiti there during the 1980s. Melbourne had plenty of weird & wonderful characters who were into graff back then. The vast majority have gone their separate ways. But there's always the rare psycho who's still bombing (I'm not referring to the younger generation - but to old school dudes who are still around). There's also those who got into graphic art and made a career for themselves out of graff.
I recommend checking out some of the original Vaughn Bode cartoons for yourself through a simple Google search.
Additional to this, I recommend Getting Up: Subway Graffitti in New York" by Craig Castleman. It has some pictures of trains and so on, but it is more for the reader. A copy was stolen from a local library near me - go figure.
And if you're ever in NYC... Check out the Hall of Fame. It's located on the corner of 106th Street and Park Avenue.
THE word on old school graff........2005-10-05
This classic book, along with "Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC" is all you need to know about NYC graff. Anyone up needs both of these books. Knowledge is king!
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"An exceptional history . . . Derrick's well-written narrative is packed with thoroughly researched facts and reasoning."
—Library Journal
"Derrick's book goes more into the details of the behind the scenes actions that surrounded the construction of the largest public transportation system ever."
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"...a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects."
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"[An] excellent addition to the literature of the city's planning, development and economics."
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"Illuminating . . . Yes, the city built the subway (with a lot of help from the private sector), but more important, the subway built the city, which remains dependent on its intricate structure."
—New York magazine
"As the most detailed and thorough account available of the dual system, Derrick's book has improved out understanding of rapid transit politics and urban planning."
—The Journal of American History, June 2002
In 1910, New York City was bursting at the seams as more and more people crowded into a limited supply of housing in the tenement districts of Manhattan and the older areas of Brooklyn. With no outlet for its exploding population, and the burgeoning social problems created by the overwhelming congestion, New York faced a serious crisis which city and state leaders addressed with dramatic measures. In March 1913, public officials and officers of the two existing rapid transit networks shook hands to seal a deal for a greatly expanded subway system which would more than double the size of the two existing transit networks.
At the time the largest and most expensive single municipal project ever attempted, the Dual System of Rapid Transit set the pattern of growth in New York City for decades to come, helped provide millions of families a better quality of life, and, in the words of Manhattan borough president George McAneny (1910-1913), "proved the city's physical salvation." It stands as that rare success story, an enormously complicated project undertaken against great odds which proved successful beyond all measure.
Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project.
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A political-financial history of the "Dual Contracts".......2001-08-24
Peter Derrick's book covers the "Dual Contracts" era of subway construction in New York, when numerous lines were built between 1910 and 1931 by the IRT and the BRT /BMT. Derrick focuses on the interactions between executives of the then-existing subway companies and municipal politicians. Only a few paragraphs cover the "Independent" subway system, which was built after 1931.
Endnotes, bibliography, etc., comprise 155 pages of this book, or nearly a third of its pages. There are eight maps and 24 period photographs. There is nothing in this book about station design, track layouts, operating procedures, or rolling stock. In fact, the book ends when construction began. It was a worthy endeavor of historical research to document the political deal-making of this period, but some readers may be disappointed that the author's interest was solely in the back-room political gamesmanship that preceded construction
New York City's Pivotal Moment.......2001-04-15
No other historian has identified so important a piece of NYC's history on which so little is known, and written so lucidly about it. This is not just enjoyable history. You cannot understand New York City today without reading Derrick's book.
The greatest city of the modern era had its pivotal moment early in the 20th century with the decision in 1913 to double the size of its subway system: the largest public-works expenditure in the Western Hemisphere to that date. This decision, a dozen years and more in the making and led by Manhattan Borough President George McAneny, was propelled by the inability to resolve the problems of disease, crime, prosititution, overpopulation and poverty that overwhelmed Manhattan's Lower East Side, spilling into more affluent neighborhoods throughout the city. Getting employees out of impoverishment and to their jobs was now an impediment to development and modernization. The vision that turned farm lands into an urban center was a leap into the unknown and Derrick meticulously details this exciting chapter in NYC's history, a chapter that when fully understood, reveals how issues get resolved and great accomplishments propelled. In comparison, the highway system of the Robert Moses era was but an anxilary event.
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A bit advanced for little kids.......2007-07-01
My son LOVES mazes and is very good at them. This box has a mix of difficulty levels, but several of them are quite hard. Those, of course, are the ones my 6-year-old wanted to do first. I would recommend this book to older children (at least finished first grade). I wish the publisher would have put age recommendations. I managed to put the book up and will get it out again next year. More color would have helped make the book agreeable for more ages as well, not only making it more attractive, but making following the maze passages easier.
Another Maze Book??.......2007-03-26
A unique and enjoyable maze book. My daughter is 5 and a maze freak and she really likes just looking through the maze books to see which maze she wants to tackle for the day and this book has a lot of choices and a variation in difficulty. I put stars at the top of the pages for the mazes she is allowed to do. I would recomend this book to a child over the Preschool age unless they are very talented with details. A first grader would probably love the book.
Maze Crazy.......2007-03-11
Again for my son. He is a Maze Crazy kid and loved this one the best.
My Daycare Kids Love It!!.......2006-04-18
When my daycare kids get a little wild, I bring out this maze book and they will sit together QUIETLY to work out these great mazes!! They do fight over the book, so I just ordered three more!!
aMAZEing.......2006-03-07
This book is fun and amazing, great for parents and smaller kids to work on together and lots of interesting facts. The facts give readers impetus to to go look things up...like Land Artist. Whoever heard of one of those, before reading this book?! I like the way it encourages reading as well as problem solving.
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Along the Way is a tour through New York's underground museum of contemporary art, works commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit for the subway system. Vivid murals by Roy Lichtenstein and Romare Bearden convey the energy of Times Square while Robert Wilson's Coney Island Baby captures the festive spirit of the city's playland. Currently underway are a photographic installation by Mike and Doug Starn at the new Fulton Street Transit Center and an intricate skylight by James Carpenter at the South Ferry complex.
Initiated in 1985, this collection of site-specific public art now encompasses more than 150 pieces in mosaic, terra-cotta, bronze, faceted glass, and mixed media. The program takes its cue from the original mandate that the subways be "designed, constructed, and maintained with a view to the beauty of their appearance, as well as to their efficiency." Arts for Transit is committed to the preservation and restoration of the original ornament of the system and to commissioning new works that will exemplify the principles of public art, relating directly to the places in which they are installed and the community around them.
Introduction by noted actor Stanley Tucci, who has been riding the New York City subways for the past thirty-five years.
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Suway Art Guide.......2007-01-09
A much desired book, this "manual" is a colorful, handsome guide to the art in New York's subway system as well as train service into the city from various geographical locations. Copy is an excellent introduction to the artists who created the art, and photos give a teasing glimpse of the art itself. Value may have been elevated with more photos, but that is a minor carp!
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TRANSITWISE
Revised yearly, TRANSITWISE is the best-selling map of the NEW YORK METROPOLITAN COMMUTER RAIL ROUTES, with coverage from Eastchester to Coney Island. Localities covered are Long Island Railroads, New York City Subways, Metro North Trains, New Jersey Transit, and Path Trains & AMTRAK. Laminated for durability, accordion folded to fit in your pocket or purse, TRANSITWISE gives you the NEW YORK METROPOLITAN COMMUTER RAIL ROUTES in a clear, concise, and convenient format.
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Helpful.......2007-01-21
Purchased for my daughter prior to her attending college in NYC. She says this has been very helpful in navigating her way around
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Slake's Limbo
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Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, Slake decides to go underground—into the sheltering depths of the New York City Subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twenty-one days. This is the story about survival, and about a 13-year-old misfit's attempts to find footing in a hostile and threatening world.
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Erin's Book Review.......2007-03-21
In school, we read as a group, Slake's Limbo (by Felice Holman), a great book, but I did not realize it until the end. Slake's Limbo is about a boy stuck between living in the subway and his real home where he really belongs.
Then main character, Aremis Slake lives in New York City. Slake is a 13-year-old boy, who became an orphan at 13 years old. Bullies picked on Slake because of the fact that Slake was small, even when they did not have a reason. Slake just wanted there to be a year, when the leaves stayed on the trees. While Slake was walking through a neighborhood he never saw before, he walked into Central Park. Then Slake grabbed a bunch of long dried grass and started tying leaves to the maple tree. Then a park attendant shouted at Slake. Slake was so scared that he ran into the subway at Columbus Circle.
Aremis Slake, instead of staying in the subway until things cooled down, he stayed for 121 days. During those 121 days Slake met new faces, rats, waitresses, and people who cared for him. Slake always thought of the negative; he never thought that something good could happen in his life. He never really cared about anyone; he never thought anyone cared about him; a few of the 121 days while in the subway, the waitress started to give Slake larger amounts of food for the same amount of money everyday that he ordered food.
When Slake found a "home", a hole in the wall, he daily started collecting useful objects: glass things, paper things, metal things, art things, clothes, and everything else to decorate a home that suits his personality. If Slake did not live in the hole in the wall he would have to sleep/rest on the subway trains all day long.
The thoughts and opinions I had were focused on what I agreed with, disagreed with, and how things could have been changed. I agreed with a lot. Even though I couldn't really understand what Felice Holman meant sometimes, I knew she was trying to explain Slake's tough life. I liked Slake, he was a good character and he was an interesting character, and he met new faces while he lived in the subway. Slake did not talk to anyone hardly - he really only talked when he ordered his meal of the day. I first thought he was shy, but I realized he was just scared. I enjoyed the setting because it was different then any other setting in a book. I think the book went a little fast, the book ended too soon. And I thought the book wasn't that great until the end of the book, which was because the book was not exciting or interesting to me until the end because the book did not make sense until the two stories tied together. I hope you find it a great book before I did.
Slake's Limbo relates to Phoenix Rising (by Karen Hesse). It is the book Nyle read to Ezra. Ezra was one of the two evacuees living with Nyle and her grandmother. Nyle is a farm girl that lives with her grandmother in Vermont. If you read Phoenix Rising then Slake's limbo is a good book to read. Ezra was afraid of going outside, almost the same as Slake, but Slake was afraid to go above ground. Slake changed and did not always think about the negative. Ezra overcame his fear, he went outside, and he tried to do things like everyday people. If you think about it, Slake's Limbo could be called Phoenix Rising because Slake changed like Ezra. Both of them overcame their fears.
I would definitely recommend Slake's Limbo to pretty much anyone who read Phoenix Rising and enjoyed it. I also recommend this book to people planning on reading Phoenix Rising, or people looking for an interesting book, a book that talks about people approaching their fear.
Adam's awsome review.......2007-03-20
Slake's Limbo by Felice Holman is one of the best books I've read. I think it teaches you to never let fear hold you back. It takes place in New York City. It's about a 13-year-old boy named Aremis Slake and a motorman named Willis Joe Whinny.
Slake got chased for almost his entire life. One day when he was being chased for no reason by bullies, he went down in the subway and got on a train. But instead of getting off at a transfer point, he got off at a place he'd never been and went to Central Park.
One of Slake's dreams was that "The leaves will stay on the trees this year," so Slake took pieces of grass and started to tie leaves back on the trees. But soon a man saw him and called the cops and Slake ran down in the Subway without a token and got on a train again.
Soon Slake got off at Grand Central Station and got chased again, so he went back down in the Subway without a token again. But instead of going on the train, he jumped on the tracks and found a hole in the wall and lived there for one hundred twenty-one days.
Willis Joe was a man who dreamed of being a sheepherder in Australia. It all started when he and his friends went to see a movie about it. But one day Willis Joe's father broke his hip and Willis Joe had to do all of the heavy work. Soon he got a job at a car garage. Later his father told him to be a motorman so he'd get paid more. He figured that he would need to save up for his trip to Australia. Years later, he started to see people in the Subway as sheep because he thought that their souls were blurred.
When Slake was down in the subway, he accidentally got a job selling newspapers and sweeping up a diner. He started to sell papers when he took some off a train and a man saw him with them. The man paid 15 cents for it. He got the job in the diner when the manager saw him there every day. I think that living in the subway changed Slake's life by teaching him to face his fears and not let it hold him back.
But one day when Slake was riding a train on the lower tracks, a train on the upper tracks was hit by fallen cement close to Slake's cave. When he went to the diner to work, the waitress said they were going to close up all of the holes in the wall, including Slake's! Slake went for about two and-a-half days without food or water because of fear of loss of his home and depression. On his third day, he heard hammering. The workers were coming! Or so he thought. Before Slake went out on the tracks, he took a piece of cardboard, spray painted a four letter word on it, and went out.
The hammering sound was really Willis Joe fixing a door on the train. When Willis Joe started the train, he saw Slake with a sign. It said: STOP. So Willis Joe stopped the train and brought Slake to the hospital.
When Slake woke up, he was in an air tent. A few weeks later, he left the hospital before he was supposed to and headed to the subway. But he remembered that his cave was gone and stopped. He didn't know were he was going, but the general direction was up.
The part I liked most was when Willis Joe saved Slake's life because that's the nicest thing you could do for anyone. I felt sorry for Slake when his best-and -only friend Joseph got hit by a truck, because after Slake had nobody. I liked how Felice Holman wrote two stories that had nothing to do with each other in the beginning, but linked together in the end. I noticed that above ground after Joseph died, no one cared for Slake, not even his aunt, but in the subway, he was cared for by some people. I would think that family would care for you more than complete strangers. On a scale of one to ten, I rate this book a ten. I hope you go ahead and try the book.
billy's book review.......2007-03-20
Slake, a teenage boy, lived with his aunt, who didn't care very much about him; he has very low self-esteem and his only friend Joseph, a mentally challenged boy, wandered into a street and got hit by a truck.
One day Slake runs into a pack of bullies walking through an alley taking a shortcut home. He walks back trying to get away. That's when they started to chase him. He ran as fast as he could to a nearby subway. Slake dashed down the stairs and ran through the turnstile before the security guard could say anything; he darted onto a train and took off before the guards or the bullies got to him. Slake was unaware of his future decision to live in the subway until he builds enough courage and trust in himself to come out, 121 days later.
Slake found a nice little cave in the subway and decided to live there. He found a lot of stuff like metal coat hangers that he bent into things that he can use.
He finds newspapers on benches in the subway and sells them. Over time, he finds daily customers and gets to know them a little. I think it was very important that Slake interacted with people that wouldn't pick on him like all the kids, because it showed him that not everyone in the world is bad.
He uses money from selling papers to pay for his food at a nearby restaurant. The waitress in the restaurant always gave Slake a little bit more food than he ordered. I think she kind of understood Slake's position. She showed a lot of empathy by helping Slake even though her boss definitely wouldn't approve of it.
I think Slake is stupid; I would never make the decision he did. I think he should've dealt with life and stood up for himself instead of running away. He should have worked hard in school and made some friends.
I think Slake's Limbo was a good book, because Slake ended up coming out of the subway and started to live life like a normal kid. I would give it a seven out of ten. It wasn't the best book I've ever read, but I enjoyed reading it.
I think the message of the story was never give up. I think Slake gave up and ran into the subway. He could've stayed above ground and dealt with his problems. I liked the way Felice Holman sort of wrote two stories: the Willis Joe story and the Slake story, and had them tie together at the end.
mikey's review.......2007-03-15
In the book Slake's Limbo the main characters are Aremis Slake and Willis Joe Whinny. Slake is a thirteen-year-old boy who wakes up every day with fear inside of him. He is small so people beat him up. Slake was so small people hunted him and hounded him for the fun. Slake has had one friend. His name was Joseph, but a couple months after they became friends Joseph got hit by a bus. Slake felt like he was alone in the world because he had no friends and he wasn't very social with other people. Slake was also an orphan because his parents were poor and couldn't afford to keep him.
Willis Joe wanted to be a sheepherder (in the beginning of the book). Willis Joe does not want to go home to his wife and children so he stays in the subway as much as he can. What are the odds of Slake and Willis meeting and helping each other's lives? Could Slake change Willis's life forever (and vice versa)?
The setting takes place mostly in the subway. In the subway Slake finds a hole in the wall and he decorates it with mobiles and he hangs things on the wall. He also finds pop cans and fills them up with water in the boy's bathroom. Slake makes money by selling old newspapers, then he buys food at a restaurant and he takes sugar cubes to eat for a snack later. Slake also gets a job at the restaurant so he works to get food. Slake stays in the subway for 121 DAYS and doesn't come out! Slake gets new clothes by selling newspapers to an old lady and she gives him clothes to wear so he doesn't look too bad. After almost all the time he spent in the subway he realized that he had a place to call home and he never had a place to call home before.
In the beginning of the book Slake is afraid of everything. By the end he realizes that if you're not in fear, your life is more fun and not always "watch out for this and that." You are also not running away from people that are trying to chase you if you're not afraid of them.
Toward the end of the book, Slake is in the hospital and he leaves to go outside. Slake starts to go down into the subway but he stops midway and comes back up because he realizes that he isn't afraid of everything anymore. He also realizes that he doesn't need the protection of the subway anymore and that the sky is blue instead of gray there are also birds on the rooftops. Slake also realizes that he is happy for the first time in a long, long time. I thought this was a very good ending to this book because in the book Slake was never happy before and now he is. He also was not worrying at all. My opinion on this book is that it was pretty good but not the best I have read. In other words, I liked it but didn't love it.
I liked this book because it is very exciting and on the edge. On a scale of one to ten I would give this book a 7 ½. I think this book is pretty tough to read and has lots of really hard to understand language that you wouldn't use a lot today (but it is much easier if you read with other people). It is also easier if you talk about it with other people that have read the book and will understand what you're talking about. I hope you take my advice and READ THIS BOOK!
Book Review Slake's Limbo.......2007-03-13
Hostile, Spell-bounding and heart pounding! These are the elements of Slake's Limbo, by Felice Holman. This story is about a young man, about 13 years old, running away into the cruel violence of the New York City Subways. No, it has nothing to do with the dance Limbo. Slake tries to pick up some quick cash by selling newspapers to citizens, but a strange man wearing a turban is on to Slake and how he is stealing the newspapers! Now not only does this kid have to survive in a cruel environment, he has to hide his identity from suspicious city folk. This is VERY INTENSE! In conclusion, Slake's Limbo is a suspenseful and fun book.
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THIS IS A 6 LB (POUND) BOOK WITH 447 PAGES!!!!
The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art, volume one is the first in a series of four books that documents all aspects of Los Angeles graffiti art from 1983 to 2005. Focusing on the 1980s (1983 -1988), volume one recounts the first years of the graffiti movement in Los Angeles.
Within the book, you will discover the truth behind the rich history, photos and stories. All experiences and DVD that is included are uncut and real. Its exciting and fresh to the point of understanding the culture, without cutting it up.
Experiences: Every volume contains 58 exclusive detailed interviews. These interviews are free-style, not scripted, and are based on each writers experience, personal views and memories.
Spotlights: Special tribute to all writers/artists who made significant contributions and influences to the L.A. Graff scene.
Pieces/Burners: Common to never seen before Pieces/Burners showcasing familiar works as well as numerous lost, legendary and forgotten murals.
Battles: A special section dedicated to L.A.s first battles between some of the most prolific crews and writers of first era.
Blackbooks: Historical detailed drawings done within sketch books called Blackbooks.
Articles: Newspaper and magazine pieces related to historical L.A. Graff subject matter.
R.I.P.: Memorials for all respected deceased Los Angeles Graffiti writers.
DVD: A special DVD that contains over 30 slide shows of various L.A. writers. The DVDs consist of the graffiti writers breathing life into their own work while sharing their experiences with the authors. The DVDs are uncut, raw and true.
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I was there. This is the real deal........2006-06-23
LA finally has a voice immortalized in print. After 20+ years of bombing, tagging, running, gunning and stunning, Los Angeles is beginning to see its history actually recorded. This first effort by a pair of LA sons -- including none other than the notorious WISKone from WCA -- is an ambitious and thorough first effort. Sure there are typos and some people will critique the inclusion or exclusion of a few heads, but come on . . . this is a bold and brave undertaking. The book is massive, full of colorful pieces you might not even remember even if you saw them the first time around. and instead of inserted narrative and opinions, it's a first person verbatim of memories from the artists that lived the life during the first wave (1983-1988). Artists, murals, writers and yards have come and gone, so this archive will fast become an essential part of our history. And thank god somebody had the balls and the commitment to finally do it.
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A collaborative labor of love by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York Transit Museum, Gene Sansone's Evolution of New York City Subways: An Illustrated History of New York City's Transit Cars, 1867-1997 -- now available from the Johns Hopkins University Press with a new foreword by Clifton Hood -- offers an extensive array of photographs, line drawings, and stories about the city's most treasured railcars. Subway buffs, railfans, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this authoritative account. MTA New York City Transit and Sansone provide a record of the rolling stock that helped make New York City one of the great cities of the world.
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NYC Subway Fan's Delight!!!.......2003-04-03
I'm a native New Yorker, born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, so the NYC subway system means a great deal to me. I'm also a railfan, so my interests in the inner workings of the IND, BMT, and IRT run very deep as well. That's why I can say that Evolution of New York City Subways truly is a subway fan's delight. Gene Sansone has written an incredibly fact-filled, engaging chronicle of the rolling stock of the MTA and its predecessors, as only an insider can. The comprehensive text is accompanied by excellent interior and exterior photos, plus detailed diagrams and specifications. I predict that this book will soon become the reference standard on this subject. I sincerely urge all subway fans to get a copy immediately: they won't be able to put it down!
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Geronimo Stilton #13: The Phantom Of The Subway (Geronimo Stilton)
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Book Description
When my sister Thea told me a ghost was haunting New Mouse City's subway tunnels, I knew I had to get the scoop for The Rodents Gazette! So I set off with Thea, Trap, and my assistant editor Pinky Pick. We soon discovered that Sally Ratmousen, the editor of The Daily Rat, was also on the trail of the mysterious ghost. But we were all in for the fright of our wee mouse lives... because the ghost turned out to be a CAT!
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Geromimo the mouse by cookie the girl.......2006-11-29
Do you like funny books? Would you like to solve a mystery? Then you would like Geronimo Stilton Phantom of the Subway. By Geronimo Stilton. It's about a mouse who is trying to solve the mystery of the phantom cat at singing stone plaza. This book is for boys and girls in grades 2-6.
Hall of Fame edition to the collection of Geronimo Stilton.......2006-04-25
This was a great book read for my 9 year old son, he said it was super funny, filled with adventure, sarcasm and jokes. Gernonimo seems to get himself into all kinds of real life scenarios with drama and weighted judgement calls that always seem to offer less then desirable consequences. He's constantly questioning himself and learning along the way of the fabric he's made of. I love this series and have collected almost every book. This is definitely one to own.
School Book Review.......2005-03-04
Have you ever almost gotten run over by a subway? I read a book about a mouse who almost got run over by a subway. The book was called The Phantom of the Subway by G. Stilton. Geronimo is almost run over by the subway. Geronimo is underground and he is scared of a giant cat. A funny part in the book is when Geronimo hits his head on Trap's hip. This is a great book because it is very funny. I think the author shared that some people have secrets and they want to tell you but they forget to tell, so don't be afraid to ask. You should read this book to see if Geronimo ever gets eaten by a cat.
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A newly discovered cache of magnificent historical photographs.
There have been, and will be, other books on the New York City subway system, but none have had access to the wonderful photographic prints from the collections of the New York Transit Museum that are presented in this volume. Made from 8 x 10-inch glass negatives after the turn of the last century, and reproduced here in glorious duotone, over 175 images show the incredible construction techniques and details involved in creating the underground marvel we enjoy today. From "cut and cover" and deep tunneling to sinking under-river tubes and disastrous cave-ins, these photographs are nothing short of awe-inspiring. The book is accompanied by an engaging, illustrated history of the subway system. Published in honor of the New York City subway's centennial, A City Beneath Us will fascinate anyone who's ever been amazed by the gigantic undertaking that is New York City transportation. 175 duotone and 40 black-and-white photographs.
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I never knew..........2007-06-25
This is a fresh and eye-opening narrative of the history of the subway --and the history of the city, too. It's rich in unforgettable anecdotes of forgotten heroes, forgotten initiatives (successes and disasters), and ingenious developers. The photographs are a marvel. It's one of my favorite books.
Saved by the photos.......2006-06-25
The City Beneath Us is a superb collection of photos weighed down by a less-than-stellar text. The text reads like it was assembled by a committee, with each committee member writing a chapter. A more thorough editing could have smoothed the transitions and given the book a more unified feel. Though, the contributing writers are unified in one thing -- they are sure of who the New York subway's enemies were throughout the years. This strident finger-pointing also detracts. But then there are the pictures. Nearly all is forgiven in the face of these wonderful images. If you get geeked by trains or things underground, this is a great, if flawed, book.
No Maps!.......2004-12-27
The book presents an illustrated history of the NY subway in the first 81 pages with the remainder of the 160+ pages devoted to historic photographs. Since it was published by the NY Transit Museum I had high hopes. After reading the book, I felt that the history narrative was somewhat condensed being that 100 years were covered in 81 pages including photos. I was disappointed that there is not a single map or line drawing of the NYC transit system in the entire book! (I still find this hard to believe.) Having lived in NYC for 25 years I am familiar with the geography and layout of the subway system. But without a map, readers who are unfamiliar with the layout will be totally lost. How is one supposed to know the how the BRT, IRT and IND lines relate to each other geographically without a map? I had hoped that the book would illustrate how the subway expanded over time using maps and diagrams which it did not. I also expected more engineering drawings or diagrams. If you are looking for some great photos of building the subway then this book has hundreds of excellent pictures. If you are looking for a more detailed explanation of the history to include maps of how the subway expanded over the first 40 years then look for another book. I gave this book 4 stars because of the excellent photographs.
Not as impressed as I thought I'd be.......2004-12-01
I had high hopes for this book, after several delays and all the hype. But I was somewhat disappointed by the very poor quality of materials (especially the dustjacket), despite it being printed in Italy. The photos are worth 5 stars, but I expected more of them and a more coherent presentation. There are plenty of good histories of the NYC Subway--this book was supposed to be a treasure trove of photos.
I also think this book would have been more impressive if it were a larger format.
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