Design for the Crowd: Patriotism and Protest in Union Square

by Joanna Merwood-Salisbury

Situated on Broadway between Fourteenth and Seventeenth Streets, Union Square occupies a central place in both the geography and the history of New York City. Though this compact space was originally designed in 1830 to beautify a residential neighborhood and boost property values, by the early days of the Civil War, New Yorkers had transformed Union Square into a gathering place for political debate and protest. As public use of the square changed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022608082X
• ISBN13: 9780226080826
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.3"