The World Beneath the City
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On the contrary, it is a delightful description, a history and physical examination of the bowels of New York City, the intertwining labyrinth of sewers, water supply, gas lines, electric cables, steam ducts, subways, and the strange people whose life leads them literally into the underground. The city depends on a great many lifelines, and the multitudinous metabolic activities of urban life depend on the proper functioning of an incredible snare of cables, wires, steam lines, tunnels, subways, and the vast arteries of subterranean power transmission.
Ruth marked it as to-read Apr 10, His work has been translated into fourteen languages, and six of his books have been filmed. Be the first to discover new talent! In the event of an air raid, the shelter, which was built in , was designed to accommodate all the residents of the compound. Eskilanowski rated it really liked it Dec 07, No trivia or quizzes yet.
Not the least interesting in the account of the world below the city is the analogy that one sees of the city as a living organism differing from a. The World Beneath the City.
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I know nothing about New York City, so I may have enjoyed it more if I had any idea where all of the streets and buildings mentioned were. Mar 02, Ed rated it really liked it Shelves: An engaging history of the history, geology, geography, science and, most of all, politics involved in the evolution of the utilities, subways, and other excavations beneath the streets of New York City.
The author may not have been sufficiently sceptical of the stories related to him by Teddy May,self proclaimed King of the Sewers, and thus have widely spread belief in alligators in the sewers - see Chapter Written in , the book is somewhat dated, and while still entertaining is not as An engaging history of the history, geology, geography, science and, most of all, politics involved in the evolution of the utilities, subways, and other excavations beneath the streets of New York City.
Written in , the book is somewhat dated, and while still entertaining is not as gripping as when I read it some 50 years ago. Rich Carney rated it it was ok Aug 23, Gerhard Ens rated it liked it Apr 06, Ray Gehrig rated it liked it Mar 10, Brian Dietz-Henk rated it liked it Jul 06, Nate Hendrix rated it really liked it Mar 28, Doug Steinberg rated it it was amazing May 22, Vic Dillahay rated it really liked it Oct 03, Brian Wilson rated it really liked it Jun 04, Ray Wert rated it it was amazing Feb 16, Jacqui rated it really liked it Aug 28, James Schiada rated it really liked it May 07, Eskilanowski rated it really liked it Dec 07, Lisa marked it as to-read Mar 31, Marggie Phiri marked it as to-read Feb 27, Nick marked it as to-read Jul 03, Andre marked it as to-read Sep 13, Tyler marked it as to-read Sep 15, It became a warehouse and then was turned into a canteen.
In a Chinese businessman, who returned to live here from overseas and enjoyed wine, saw the area and converted it into a wine cellar. In the suburban Fengjing town in Jinshan district, a former underground air raid shelter now serves as a base for patriotic education.
The World Beneath the City
It was once the site of the People's Commune, the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas from to The People's Commune handled governmental, political and economic functions. Now it is a museum. One wall features photographs of Mao Zedong taken in different periods. Another section entitled "China in the s" displays everyday items like ration coupons, white enamel cups, Phoenix bicycles, Shanghai watches and the notes of a woman textile factory worker. In the backyard of this museum visitors can view an air raid shelter built in and a MiG fighter jet. The Chinese government has been giving a high priority to the construction of civil defense facilities.
The Civil Air Defense Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into force on January 1, , stated that all newly-built civil constructions in cities should be equipped with underground air raid shelters.
World Beneath the City Hardcover – June, Robert Daley, a former New York Times foreign correspondent, is the author of 17 novels and 11 non-fiction books, including Prince of the City, and Portraits of France. Start reading The World Beneath the City on your Kindle in under. The World Beneath The City [Robert Daley] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dust jacket design by S.K.A. His first book.
Visitors check out a map detailing the locations of People's Communes in the old days.