Publisher: http://www.aperture.org
New York Rises - Photographs by Eugene de Salignac - $27 at Amazon
A large-ish picture book that also supplies a lot of history. The photographs are sharp and clear and very engaging.
While dealing primarily with Manhattan bridges (The Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Queensboro bridges), the book does touch upon some other areas of interest as well (that is, if you're interested in early 20th century NYC). But for me, the bridges alone are worth the purchase price.
Pick up this book if you're at all interested in seeing the following:
- what happens when an Elevated BMT train derails and plummets onto the Manhattan traffic below
- the effects of the 1920 boat fire that almost brought the Williamsburg bridge down
- countermeasures used to cut down on runaway horse deaths (averaging about 3 a month) on the Williamsburg
- The "signal tower" (more of a warning sign - see below) on the Manhattan Bridge
And many more related photos.
It lists for $40 but in quick search I found several copies on eBay for less than $30, but the cheapest price was at Amazon (linked above).
OR even better, put the cash towards your next signal purchase and check it out of your local library.
