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  • Grand Central's Enginner William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan
  • June 6, 2016 at 12:46 pm #37351

    JeuryGomez
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    William Wilgus was the chief engineer of the New York central railroad and was one of the engineers that help create Grand Central Terminal. This book is written by Kurt C Schlichting who writes about Williams career trajectory and how the planning for the grand central terminal design came about. The author also emphasizes how William was a true pioneer of the NYC transportation system and how his work has shaped NYC. This book contains the linear content for the planning of the grand central terminal

    Table of contents

    CHAPTER ONE New York Citys Geography and Transportation Challenges
    CHAPTER TWO The Brilliance of Grand Central
    CHAPTER THREE New Yorks Freight Problem
    CHAPTER FOUR Expanding the Subway in Manhattan
    CHAPTER FIVE World War and Ideas for a New York New Jersey Port Authority
    The Holland Tunnel
    The Narrows Tunnel

    June 23, 2016 at 10:18 am #37425

    Susan Phillip
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    Jeury,
    Thank you. I do not think we appreciate how difficult and dangerous travel was 100 years ago and what an amazing visionary and “true pioneer ” Wilgus was.

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