The Wpa Guide To New York City

by Federal Writers Project, William H. Whyte (Introduction)

Overview

This tour guide for time travelers offers New York-lovers and thirties buffs an endlessly fascinating look at life as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost five cents, a room at the Plaza hotel was $7.50, Dodger fans flocked to Ebbetts Field, and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. The New York of 1939 was a city where adventures began "under the clock" at the Biltmore, and the big liners sailed at midnight. The Yankees were on their way to four in a row, and Times Square was truly the crossroads of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565843219
Publisher:	New Press, The
Publication date:	09/01/1995
Series:	American Guides
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	700
Product dimensions:	1.62(w) x 8.00(h) x 5.25(d)

Editorial Reviews

This and several similar guides were sanctioned by the Federal Writers Project in the 1930s. Published in 1939, WPA Guide, which was praised by the New York Times as "one of the best books ever published about New York," dissects the wicked city in minute detail with the aid of maps and photos. With the American Library Association meeting in Manhattan next July, this book will help librarians brush up on the Big Apple.

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