Carriages and Clocks, Corsets and Locks: The Rise and Fall of an Industrial City - New Haven, Connecticut
"This is predictably one of the year's best coffee-table books about New Haven. But it is far more than ornamental.  It combines nine well-written and scholarly essays by people who care for New Haven and have thought deeply about the vibrant century from just after the Civil War to just after World War II . . . The book is a project of the New Haven Preservation Trust; Editor Preston Maynard was once the trust's executive director.  It is also linked to a municipal development plan at City Hall.  it results from five years of collegial research among preservationists and planners who seek new 21st century uses for old factories emptied by age and de-industrialization . . .This handsome volume, with a bit of whimsy in its title but with a wealth of knowledge in the analysis of its contributing experts, also offers what summer book lists call 'a good read'.  You can't say that about many other community renewal proposals."--New Haven Register"The rending and repair of the urban fabric is much on the minds of this book's authors, as each makes a case for the rediscovery of New Haven's industrial soul."--Technology and Culture"For those who appreciate industrial architecture, Carriages and Clocks proves New Haven holds an overwhelming number of examples; beautiful in their day, waiting to be made that way again."--From Shore Publishing (Guilford Courier, North Haven Courier, Harbor News, and others)