Miriam Berman Urban Archivist
Miriam Berman Urban Archivist
MADISON SQUARE
THE PARK AND ITS CELEBRATED LANDMARKS
BY MIRIAM BERMAN
Through the decades, Madison Square has managed to remain
one of the most vital places in the heart of New York City.
Its picturesque past has been recaptured in Madison Square:
The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks by Miriam Berman,
a long time business resident of the area. Anecdotes and solid historical summaries acquaint us with the movers and shakers
who have made Madison Square what it is today.
In this fascinating and richly illustrated historical review of the square and its people, we learn about its most famous residents and its remarkable social and architectural history. Its most infamous saying 23 Skidoo — Its most prolific architect and
artist — Stanford White and Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Madison Square has managed continually to reinvent itself — Madison Square: The Park and Its Celebrated Landmarks captures with great detail the then and now of this timeless place.
Gibbs Smith Publisher
2001
8 1/2 x 10 inches. 144 pages.
Vintage photographs, 120 color and 50 black and white.