Selling the Lower East Side: Culture, Real Estate, and Resistance in New York City
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Book Overview
Tracks the shifting views of the Lower East Side from ghetto to desirable urban niche. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is rich in stories-of poor immigrants who flocked there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; of beatniks, hippies, and artists who peopled it mid-century; and of the real estate developers and politicians who have always shaped what is now termed the "East Village." Today, the musical...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816631824
ISBN13:9780816631827
Release Date:February 2000
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"
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A Thrilling Commentary
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I reccomend this book for anyone; New Yorker or not, who is interested in the current trends in this economy, including the selling of our nation's great art and humanity to pave the way for malls. A thrilling story with wonderful research, not to mention well-written by an intelligent person who I admire most for telling the truth.Peace Be With You, Brett Somers
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