Jason M. Barr          July 29, 2019 Note: This two-part series is adapted from chapters seven and eight of my book, Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan’s Skyscrapers (OUP, 2016), which is based on research (here and here) performed with Troy Tassier of Fordham University. The Bedrock Myth There’s a popular historical … Continue reading The Bedrock Myth and the Rise of Midtown Manhattan (Part I)