Then this happened. Season 1, Episode 4, How New York got its skyline / [produced by Bloomberg].
Jun.07 -- Many of the classic skyscrapers that define New York City's skyline have their design roots in a monumental 1916 zoning law, which established "setback" requirements for buildings above a certain height. In the heart of the Financial District, the Equitable Building, a histo...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomberg,
2018.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Genre/Form: | Television news programs |
| Summary: | Jun.07 -- Many of the classic skyscrapers that define New York City's skyline have their design roots in a monumental 1916 zoning law, which established "setback" requirements for buildings above a certain height. In the heart of the Financial District, the Equitable Building, a historic skyscraper that predates the law, remains a symbol of the excesses of the pre-zoning era. (video by Raymond Schillinger). |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 13, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (5 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:04:07 |
| Language: | In English. |