London, Paris, and New York

I am putting this here as much for my reference as anything else, but I am hopeful it will serve others.

A person has asked for references about the origins of these three cities in:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/135563

I'll never remember to go back there, but I will remember this group.

Robert

Gotham: A History of New York City by Edwin Burrows
London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd