Beautifully illustrated with line drawings and photographs engagingly presented and richly detailed this charming guide traces the architectural and social history of Manhattan one building at a time. The island of Manhattan has been through remarkable architectural and social change throughout its history. Organized roughly by neighborhoods this book explores the seemingly neverending depths of architectural personal and social history of Manhattan building by building. Follow the family feud that led to the construction of the luxurious Waldorf Astoria or trace the decay of a once proud home to an increasingly humble storefront delving into the surprising sometimes scandalous often touching stories of the people who lived there along the way. Alongside the details about each architect dates and styles author Tom Miller reveals the joys tragedies and scandals of those who lived within. In addition to iconic structures the book includes many offthebeatenpath buildings that most guidebooks overlook as well as notable buildings that no longer stand but remain key to Manhattans architectural history. Beautifully researched engagingly presented and richly detailed Seeking New York is truly a mustread for anyone interested in the story of New York and how it got that way. show more