Lox, stocks, and backstage Broadway
Subtitle: iconic trades of New York City
By: Nancy Groce.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780978846046
Subjects: Occupations -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs; New York (N.Y.) -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : unique New York: local culture in the global city; title: Urban folklore/occupational folklore: a theoretical street map; title: Backstage Broadway; title: Urban profile : tats cru: graffiti artists and the urban canvas; title: Urban profile : local 28: "the tin knockers"; title: The sixth borough: New York and the subway; title: Urban profile : the 86th Street crosstown bus: take a seat, the show is starting; title: Urban profile : Rosenwach: the water tower builders; title: Urban profile : Russ & Daughters: Lower East Side appetizing dynasty; title: Urban profile : Coney Island bagels and bialys; title: The cultures of Wall Street.