Beyond Architecture: The New New York
How on earth did the Old New York become New New York sixty years ago? The answer lies in the creation of the Landmarks Preservation Commission as a branch of New York City government. In assembling a roster of architectural critics and knowledgeable aficionados of historic landmarks preservation versed in the processes and political difficulties of saving historic buildings and neighborhoods Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel has produced and edited twelve essays that comprise a thought-provoking compendium from which the author of the following review excerpts passages that shed light upon the meanings of the steps undertaken and results achieved by landmark restorers and the nature of the political and economic forces with which they contend.