| Description |
1 online resource (273 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 transformation, tensions lurk beneath, reflecting the social conflicts within postindustrial cities. Upscaling Downtown examines the perspectives and actions of disparate social groups who have been affected by or played a role in the nightlife of the Lower East Side, East Village, and Bowery |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York
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Central business districts -- New York (State) -- New York
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Central business districts
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Urban renewal
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Bar
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Nachtleben
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Gentrifizierung
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New York (State) -- New York
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New York, NY
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400852635 |
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1400852633 |
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9780691155166 |
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069115516X |
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