Wednesday, January 2, 2008

WHAT THE EL!?

News to me is that Manhattan once had an elevated el train on 3rd avenue. Fortunately, Ridgite Larry Stelter's book, By The El, is being republished -- Larry Stelter put the photo collection together and wrote “By The El —
Third Avenue and Its El at Mid-Century,” published by H&M Books in 1995. The book was acclaimed in reviews. But it was a limited edition and soon faded away. Mint first editions sell at prices such as $175.
In 2007 the second edition appeared as an attractive glossy coffee-table paperback, published by Stelterphoto LLC, designed and produced by Fred Weider & Daughter Printers, NYC. It was re-published with the sponsorship of The New York Transit Museum and the Bronx County Historical Society, with some additional material.
It looks like a fantastic book. Thanks Larry.

Photo courtesy: Elliott Erwitt

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