Settled in 1640 by a group of Puritans from Massachusetts; Southampton; NY; changed very little until the railroad line from New York City reached the village in 1870. Then; with daily trains traveling east; wealthy New Yorkers were amazed to discover a bucolic backwater just hours away. By the turn of the century; Southampton was ranked among the most fashionable resorts on the East Coast. Over 200 photographs; many rare and previously unpublished; illustrate the changes that came to agrarian Southampton as successive waves of summer residents arrived; first to stay in farmhouses refurbished as boarding houses; then building their own sprawling summer �cottages.� Drawn from local historical archives and private collections; these images will show how small-town life continued over the years in a place now world-renowned for its exclusive clubs; grand mansions; and celebrity residents.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Utopian transmission from the future - from Sprawl to Ecological CitiesBy The GoodStudentAfter reading I now have a much better sense of what is stake in transforming our ugly urban sprawl into something more akin to the ecocities proposed by Register. The project is Utopian of course. but on a longer scale of. say. several centuries. I think a transition of this kind and magnitude stands before us as an evolutionary imperative. Register is also just fun to read. and he has lots of great facts/concepts you probably have not heard elsewhere.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Wonderful Introduction to Sustainable BuildingBy LysMOI originally purchased this book for an urban development class and have found it to be an interesting perspective on urban planning. Where I live now there is a movement towards mixed-use building as Register suggests and I would welcome continued urban growth that features both accommodating growing populations and the need to conserve the ecological balance. As some reviews have indicated. this is a seemingly idealistic book but if enough people believe in these ideas. then couldnt it become a reality? For students of urban planning and sustainability. this is a wonderful book that includes almost whimsical hand-drawn examples of the authors plans. While it isnt necessarily the end-all. be-all book on the future of urban planning. it is a refreshing take on a field that needs to seriously shift the traditional way it does business if we want to better prepare ourselves for urban sustainability.20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. A pattern of urban design we will rediscoverBy Carl ChatfieldEcoCities is a book I have returned to repeatedly and discovered new insights every time. Register is no utopian dreamer; hes addressing real problems in contemporary urban design and land use patterns that cannot be sustained in a lower-energy future. Registers personality comes through loud and clear in his writing--this is no dry treatment of the subject.Through this book. Register helps us to envision with some specificity what urban landscapes light on automobiles but rich in biodiversity could look like. Its as if hes illustrating a series of before and after treatments of various spaces. but the before picture is now and the after is a future yet to be realized. Highly recommended reading for anyone who wants to help actively design their built environment towards sustainability.
