Philadelphia is a city of Colonial and ghostly architecture with narrow historic streets that open up onto vistas of bold; towering skyscrapers. It is a city of Greek Revival banks; Italian Renaissance; and Second Empire buildings; a city of Beaux-Arts hotels; Byzantine and Gothic churches; and International-style high-rises. A hybrid of gritty Chicago and pristine Boston; Philadelphia stands alone; an aristocrat in bib overalls; as a livable; intimate city of neighborhoods and luxurious townhouses; of hidden treasures and spectacular surprises. Philadelphia Architecture; a walk through Philadelphia streets past and present; highlights the richness and diversity of the city�s architectural history.
#400261 in eBooks 1998-08-01 1998-08-01File Name: B0093X40LA
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Detroit Photo HistoryBy Gene P. HoppImages of America. Detroit. Michigan is small snap shot of live in Detroit Michigan. It is not extensive in its coverage but represents typical scenes from the era from 1860 to 1899. Its 128 pages gives a feeling for some of the live style that was going on during this time period.If you are looking for someone special. it is unlikely that you will find them in this book. You will find what the architecture looked like and how the people dressed. You will find examples of the modes of transportation and the types of commerce.This book helps to fill in some of the culture of the period. Most of the time when you are looking for genealogy information you find nothing but dates. names and places. This book helps to fill in some of the history that was taking place at the time.I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a general snap shot of the era.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Share the buildings of Detroit!By LittlevIts great to see a book with all the great architectural buildings. Im originally from detroit! So this is a great book for my coffee table!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Informative and entertaining readBy Laura GabrielI love reading about the history of Detroit and David Lee Poremba writes very well. I like how he occasionally inserts a lighthearted comment in the book. For example. there is a picture of a horse in this book and it looks like the horse is posing for the photo. David pointed this out and I laughed because I thought the very same thing. After reading this book Ive decided Im a fan of David Lee Poremba and would be willing to read other books he has written.
