Harlem
Subtitle: the unmaking of a ghetto
By: Camilo José Vergara ; foreword by Timothy J. Gilfoyle
Contributors: Gilfoyle, Timothy J., writer of added commentary
Series: Historical studies of urban America; Historical studies of urban America
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780226853369
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Urban renewal; Street photography; Catalogs; Social life and customs; Themes, motives; Pictorial works
Description: Contains primary source material
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Street photography of Harlem, early 1970s; title: Since 1977, exploring Harlem through time-lapse photography; title: The urban fabric; title: Many Harlems, one cultural capital of black America; title: Lost Harlem; title: Globalization takes over: from sugar club to global church; title: Ruins and semi-ruins; title: Landmark Harlem and Harlem landmarks; title: Memorialization; title: "Simply magnificent": the new apartment buildings of Harlem; title: The projects: unlikely bastions preserving traditions; title: The subway; title: Defenses; title: Culture; title: Harlem walls: graffiti, memorials, murals, and advertisements; title: Religion; title: Parades, celebrations, and commemorations; title: "We put our own spin on style": Harlem fashions; title: The African presence in Harlem; title: Tourists in search of Harlem's heyday; title: A defiant attitude; title: Lexington Avenue at East 125th street: a happening intersection; title: Free food; title: What mean these stones?; title: Afterword; title: In Harlem wandering from street to street.