New York. Portrait of a City. XL

English edition. This book presents the epic story of New York in nearly 600 pages of thrilling and evocative photographs, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Complementing this treasure trove of images are over a hundred quotes and references from key books, films, shows and songs. The city's changing fortunes are all represented, from the wild nights of the jazz age to the hedonistic disco era, from the dark days of the Depression to the devastation of 9/11 and its aftermath, as its heartbroken but indomitable citizens gathered the challenge pieces.
New York's extraordinary rise, reinvention, and growth are not just the story of a city, but the story of a nation, from the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island; from the slums of the Lower East Side to the magnificent art deco skyscrapers. The urban beach of Coney Island and the seedy Times Square; the views of Central Park and the crowds on Fifth Avenue. The streets, sidewalks, chaos, energy, ethnic diversity, culture, fashion, architecture, anger and complexity of the city are all presented in this kaleidoscopic book. After all, this is the largest city in the world and its extremes, contradictions and attitudes are great.