{"product_id":"posh-portals-the-entrances-to-new-yorks-grandest-apartment-buildings-9780789213792","title":"Posh Portals: The Entrances to New York's Grandest Apartment Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handsome, oversized book introduces us to the grandest entrances of New York City's residential buildings. These posh portals come in an array of forms and styles, such as the \u003ci\u003eporte cochere\u003c\/i\u003e, with a passage to admit carriages or motor cars; the classic awning, originally meant to be retracted in good weather; and Neoclassical, Romanesque, and Gothic revivals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitectural historian Andrew Alpern highlights approximately 140 entrances, from the nineteenth century to the present, including those of the Dakota, the first true luxury apartment house in New York; San Remo, one of Central Park West's most impressive apartment houses; and the Ansonia, at one time the largest hotel in the world. Each entrance is accompanied by a description of its signal features and the history of the building that surrounds it. All are represented in splendid color photographs, and many by charming watercolor drawings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese ornate entrances offer a glimpse into New York's past, as well as its future--for today, once again, entryways have begun to feature heavily in the marketing of residential buildings. \u003ci\u003ePosh Portals\u003c\/i\u003e will be an inspiration for architects and a delight for city dwellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789213792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.20h x 9.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Andrew Alpern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470544294069,"sku":"9780789213792","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f4898eea-b9a6-42a1-aee1-85eb54c1cdee.jpg?v=1612925931","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/posh-portals-the-entrances-to-new-yorks-grandest-apartment-buildings-9780789213792","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}