Downtown Honolulu's Lost Buildings and Forgotten Architects

A comprehensive development history of nearly 200 buildings of downtown Honolulu, most of which are long gone yet worthy of remembrance and documentation. Buildings are listed by street address, and the book includes many "now and then" photograph comparisons plus thumbnail bios of over 50 architects and builders.

Researched from primary sources including newspapers, photographs, land records, maps, and contemporary written accounts. Includes hundreds of rare historical photographs plus period newspaper articles and advertisements, also includes QR code links to audio and video.

This is the companion to Honolulu Chinatown: 200 Years of Red Lanterns & Red Lights (Rollston Press, 2022), and covers the buildings in central downtown Honolulu between Nu'uanu Street, Richards Street, Beretania Street, and Nimitz Highway.

Author: Gary R. Coover
Publisher: Rollston Press
Published: 04/15/2023
Pages: 616
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.24d
ISBN: 9781953208064

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