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5. “They Shall Not Pass” Opposition to Public Leisure and State Park Planning
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Kara Murphy Schlichting
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Benefactor Planning Barnum’s Bridgeport and Steinway’s Queens 15
- 2. Laying Out the Trans- Harlem City 48
- 3. Working-Class Leisure on the Upper East River and Sound 80
- 4. Designing a Coastal Playland around Long Island Sound 120
- 5. “They Shall Not Pass” Opposition to Public Leisure and State Park Planning 158
- 6. “From Dumps to Glory” Flushing Meadows and the New York World’s Fair of 1939–1940 188
- Epilogue. The Limits of the World of Tomorrow 221
- Acknowledgments 233
- Notes 237
- Selected Bibliography 299
- Index 309
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Benefactor Planning Barnum’s Bridgeport and Steinway’s Queens 15
- 2. Laying Out the Trans- Harlem City 48
- 3. Working-Class Leisure on the Upper East River and Sound 80
- 4. Designing a Coastal Playland around Long Island Sound 120
- 5. “They Shall Not Pass” Opposition to Public Leisure and State Park Planning 158
- 6. “From Dumps to Glory” Flushing Meadows and the New York World’s Fair of 1939–1940 188
- Epilogue. The Limits of the World of Tomorrow 221
- Acknowledgments 233
- Notes 237
- Selected Bibliography 299
- Index 309
