Waterfront
Subtitle: a journey around Manhattan
By: Phillip Lopate.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: Lopate, Phillip, 1943- -- Travel -- New York (State) -- New York.; Waterfronts -- New York (State) -- New York.; Walking -- New York (State) -- New York.; Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Description and travel.; New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel.; Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Tours.; New York (N.Y.) -- Tours.
Genres: Tours.
Description: "Fusing history, lore, politics, culture, and on-site adventures, Phillip Lopate takes us on an excursion around Manhattan's shoreline. Waterfront captures the ever-changing character of New York in the best way possible: on a series of exploratory walks conducted by one of the city's most engaging and knowledgeable guides.

Starting at the Battery and moving at a leisurely pace along the banks of the Hudson and East Rivers, Lopate describes the infrastructures, public spaces, and landmarks he encounters, along with fascinating insights into how they came to be.

Unpeeling layers of myth and history, he reveals the economic, ecological, and political concerns that influenced the city's development, reporting on everything from the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to the latest projects dotting the shorelines."--Jacket.