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This beautiful photographic collection of urban train station design covers a 100-year period from roughly 1850 to 1950. Striking original photographs chronicle 40 large passenger station buildings still in existence in cities around the world. From the great terminals of London, across the world to Auckland, New Zealand; from Toronto's Union Station to the grand and crumbling Retiro Station in Buenos Aires--vastly different architectural forms are displayed and presented chronologically. One-third of the stations included are among the best America has to offer. Still Standing: A Century of Urban Train Station Design outlines the history and development of large urban stations throughout the Western world. The basic physical forms and their evolution are reviewed in the context of the rapid growth of train travel. Christopher Brown discusses the arrival and impact of Beaux-Arts architecture in the 1890s and its profound effect on the American terminal. The end of the so-called golden era of passenger rail travel coincided with an architectural move away from the classicism of Beaux-Arts. New and different design forms appeared while passengers defected to other means of transportation. These dazzling public structures have endured, but the photographs imply a disturbing question: How long will they survive? Christopher Brown holds a B.S. in Communications from Boston University and an MFA from University of Southern California. He is a former network television executive, and a lifelong student of architecture. His photography is currently featured in "Odyssey," a magazine of the Greek diaspora. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
About the Authors:
Christopher Brown is a former network television executive and broadcast journalist. He currently works as a television field producer and freelance photographer. He lives in Los Angeles.
Christopher Brown is a former network television executive and broadcast journalist. He currently works as a television field producer and freelance photographer. He lives in Los Angeles.
Title: Still Standing: A Century of Urban Train ...
Publisher: Indiana University Press -
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor wear to binding. Light wear & foxing on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn with scuffs & small scratches in a mylar cover. **Please note: book is oversized and heavy, and will require substantial additional shipping fees to international or expedited addresses.**. Seller Inventory # CHAPbroSTI
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Seller: Frank J. Raucci, Bookseller, Wallingford, CT, U.S.A.
Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st Printing. A FINE, birght, clean, tight copy sans flaws. "This beautiful photographic survey of urban train station design covers a one hundred year period from roughly 1850 to 1950. Striking original photographs chronicle forty large passenger station buildings still in existence in cities around the world." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in full-color and black-and-white photography (most full or double-page) with accompanying descriptive captions. "The basic physical forms and their evolution are reviewed in the context of the rapid growth of train travel. Christopher Brown discusses the arrrival and impact of Beaux-Arts architecture in the 1890s and its profound effect on the American terminal." 134 pages. NOTE: Due to the large size and weight of the book additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment. LRD. Seller Inventory # 014003
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: fine/fine. First edition. Quarto. 29cm x 28cm. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 82654
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED. Seller Inventory # mon0003140584
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar. Seller Inventory # 002037
Seller: Riveting Books, Southsea, HAMPS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: The front left hand edge and spine is faded, otherwise excellent. Clean. Internal Condition: Excellent. Clean. ISBN: 0253346347. Author/Editor: Brown, Christopher. Publisher: Indiana University Press. Year: 2005. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, colour. Language: English. Page Count: 133. Keywords: urban train station design, railway, train, . The book for sale is the one in the photo. Seller Inventory # 11023
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Seller: W. Lamm, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Christopher Brown. ; Tight, clean and crisp. A gently read book in excellent condition. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. ; Numerous full-page plates, mostly color, of urban train station buildings still iin cities around the world. ; 11.3 X 0.77 X 11.32 inches; 133 pages; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 33997
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Railroads, Train Stations, History). Seller Inventory # Q19R-00399
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0253346347