The Incomparable Magazine Street - Couverture rigide

Magill, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1941879101 ISBN 13 : 9781941879108

Editeur : Pelican Publishing Company, 2017

Synopsis

New Orleans' Magazine Street has undergone remarkable changes over it's long history. From an overlooked district of mostly unassuming residences and businesses, it has evolved into one of the country's most dynamic and attractive business thoroughfares. Once host to neighborhood grocers, druggists, and cleaners, today Magazine has become a destination of fashion boutiques, gift shops, design studios, antique stores, and galleries. It is also one of the most important dining and drinking streets in town. Still home to little neighborhood eateries, Magazine now hosts some of the city's most renowned restaurants. Yet even with the transformation the street has seen, the soul of Magazine retains its residential charm.

A beautiful coffee table book, The Incomparable Magazine Street traces the history and culture of the road that curves between stately St. Charles Avenue and the river. It speaks to not only how Magazine fits into the urban growth of the Crescent City, but it also highlights what it has become: an enchanting combination of both elegance and the down-to-earth.

A stroll through the book immerses visitors in history and nostalgia while introducing them to the people and places that make the six-mile-long street one of New Orleans' greatest assets. Glowing photographs capture the small details, the varying streetscapes, and the unique people that make Magazine Street one of a kind. While areas of the city have evolved into a world of visitors, Magazine Street has developed its own character that combines the past and present to become a vibrant community destination.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John T. Magill retired from The Historic New Orleans Collection as senior curator in 2016. A nationally known urban historian and New Orleans expert, he has lectured and written on everything from Carnival to catastrophes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pelican Publishing Company
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1941879101
• ISBN 13: 9781941879108
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible