EconTalk: Midtown Mysteries, by Amy Willis
Why do we think of Manhattan as the land of skyscrapers? Have you ever really noticed the shape of the Midtown skyline? EconTalk host Russ Roberts has, and he's been perplexed. So this week he welcomed Jason Barr to the program to discuss his new book, Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers. There are very few skyscrapers between City Hall and 34th Street, but it's probably not because of some of the reasons often cited.
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1. What did "sprawl" look like in the early days of Manhattan? What was the (perhaps ironic?) role that public transportation played in this phenomenon?
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