[PDF.88kj] New York's Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway

New York's Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway

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 | #1402703 in Books |  2002-11-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.60 x.50 x8.50l,.94 | File type: PDF | 112 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting read, hard to place pictures in the right context|By Kris|The book is interesting in a sort of disjointed way. If you like abandoned industrial settings the pictures are great too look at. Reading the narrative is tiresome because you just want to jump and look at the stunning pictures. The book also reviews the various styles of substations. About 2/3 of the wa|About the Author|Christopher Payne is an architect with Weiss Manfredi architects. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

All over New York City, hidden behind unassuming historic facades, sits the gigantic machinery of the power stations that once moved the subways. For over a century, the 125,000-pound converters and related equipment of the substations remained largely unchanged, but in 1999 the last manually operated substation was shut down and since then they have been systematically dismantled and sold as scrap.

In 1997, author Christopher Payne was introduced to the substations b...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.New York's Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway   |  Christopher Payne.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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