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Author
Publisher
Cityfiles Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Lost in America chronicles the life and death of great American buildings. It's the first book that documents in words and pictures the destruction of more than 100 structures. A number were fought for. Some were mourned. Most slipped away unnoticed.
4) The Capitol
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world--the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clocktower. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts in Portal, the rise of the automobile and double-deck freeways severed the city from its beloved structure...
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"Middle-schooler Ruby and her friend Scout join together to stop a real-estate mogul from tearing down their historied New York City apartment building, called Umbrella House. In a contest for a news network, Ruby and Scout use their creativity and video-editing skills to show the value of both their building and their East Village neighborhood. Once they discover the identity of the anonymous Midnight Muralist, Ruby convinces the famed East Village...
