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Author Vergara, Camilo José, author, photographer.

Title Harlem : the unmaking of a ghetto / Camilo José Vergara ; foreword by Timothy J. Gilfoyle.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  974.71 VER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  974.71 VERGARA    Check Shelf
Description ix, 364 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Series Historical studies of urban America
Historical studies of urban America.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-364).
Contents Introduction -- Street photography of Harlem, early 1970s -- Since 1977, exploring Harlem through time-lapse photography -- The urban fabric -- Many Harlems, one cultural capital of black America -- Lost Harlem -- Globalization takes over: from sugar club to global church -- Ruins and semi-ruins -- Landmark Harlem and Harlem landmarks -- Memorialization -- "Simply magnificent": the new apartment buildings of Harlem -- The projects: unlikely bastions preserving traditions -- The subway -- Defenses -- Culture -- Harlem walls: graffiti, memorials, murals, and advertisements -- Religion -- Parades, celebrations, and commemorations -- "We put our own spin on style": Harlem fashions -- The African presence in Harlem -- Tourists in search of Harlem's heyday -- A defiant attitude -- Lexington Avenue at East 125th street: a happening intersection -- Free food -- What mean these stones? -- Afterword -- In Harlem wandering from street to street.
Subject Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
Street photography -- New York (State) -- New York.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Vergara, Camilo José -- Catalogs.
Vergara, Camilo José -- Themes, motives.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
Added Author Gilfoyle, Timothy J., writer of added commentary.
ISBN 9780226853369 cloth alkaline paper
0226853365 cloth alkaline paper
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