Upscaling Downtown : From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City

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Once known for slum-like conditions in its immigrant and working-class neighborhoods, New York City's downtown now features luxury housing, chic boutiques and hotels, and, most notably, a vibrant nightlife culture. While a burgeoning bar scene can be viewed as a positive sign of urban transform...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ocejo, Richard E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gentrifizierung
Nachtleben
Bar
Urban renewal.
Central business districts.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Renovation urbaine > New York (État) > New York.
Central business districts > New York (State) > New York.
Urban renewal > New York (State) > New York.
New York, NY
New York (State) > New York.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: Night and Day; CHAPTER 1: The Bowery and Its Bars; CHAPTER 2: Growing Nightlife Scenes; CHAPTER 3: Weaving a Nostalgia Narrative; CHAPTER 4: Entrepreneurial Spirits; CHAPTER 5: Regulating Nightlife Scenes; CHAPTER 6: The Limits of Local Democracy; CONCLUSION: Upscaling New York; METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX: Studying the Social Ecosystem of Bars; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX.

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