The lofts of SoHo : gentrification, art, and industry in New York, 1950-1980 /

American cities entered a new phase when, beginning in the 1950s, artists and developers looked upon a decaying industrial zone in Lower Manhattan and saw, not blight, but opportunity: cheap rents, lax regulation and wide open spaces. Thus, SoHo was born. From 1960 to 1980, residents transformed the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shkuda, Aaron (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2016]
Series:Historical studies of urban America.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Artists > Housing > New York (State) > New York.
Artists > Dwellings > New York (State) > New York.
Artist colonies > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Gentrification > New York (State) > New York.
Artistes > Logement > New York (État) > New York.
Colonies d'artistes > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Embourgeoisement (Urbanisme) > New York (État) > New York.
ART > Performance.
ART > Reference.
Artist colonies
Artists > Dwellings
Artists > Housing
Gentrification
SoHo (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century.
New York (State) > New York
New York (State) > New York > SoHo
History
Online Access:Texto completo

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