The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs

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The titanic clash of wills between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs in the 1960s and how their dueling perspectives helped to define contemporary urban life.;A clash of visions: then and now -- The way things were -- Landmarks preservation: precursor of positive change -- Growing up in Greenwich Village -- Soho: a Moses defeat, a Jacobs victory -- Reconsidering Robert Moses: what's to reconsider? -- The factory: the secret life of New York industry -- The Upper West Side: what Moses couldn't kill -- Westway: a conversation with Jane Jacobs -- Big things get done -- Conclusion: both shadows are strong. A clash of visions: then and now -- The way things were -- Landmarks preservation: precursor of positive change -- Growing up in Greenwich Village -- Soho: a Moses defeat, a Jacobs victory -- Reconsidering Robert Moses: what's to reconsider? -- The factory: the secret life of New York industry -- The Upper West Side: what Moses couldn't kill -- Westway: a conversation with Jane Jacobs -- Big things get done -- Conclusion: both shadows are strong.