Title South Street / Barbara G. Mensch ; introduction by Phillip Lopate

Published New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Introduction: The Fulton Fish Market -- A South Street Story Summary "South Street is Barbara G. Mensch's tribute to the lost world of Lower Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market. For more than a century, a colorful, tightly knit community of fishmongers, many of them recent immigrants and children of immigrants, thrived under the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. Resistant to government regulations and corporate encroachment, these men lived in a closed, internally policed world that was deeply hostile to outsiders. As a young photographer in the early 1980s, Barbara Mensch bonded with this particular group of "authentic New Yorkers," becoming a confidante for their life stories, which were often filled with hardship, mystery, and misadventures. These photographs capture the unique personality and fierce secrecy of their vibrant working-class culture. Combined with lively commentary - reminiscent of Studs Terkel's oral histories - the images offer a peek inside a society described by Philip Lopate as "a precious last vestige of historic Gotham." Mensch's story ends with the closure of the docks and the opening of the Seaport mall, a symbolic victory of corporate interests over more than a century of mob rule. Her visual essay recounts the driving forces and the effects of this urban transformation on the entrenched community of fishmongers, creating an enduring historical document. Though the Fulton Fish Market no longer resides below the Brooklyn Bridge, the history and energy of this cherished New York City landmark are preserved in this book."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Fulton Fish Market (New York, N.Y.) -- Pictorial works SUBJECT Fulton Fish Market (New York, N.Y.) fast Subject Fishery processing industries -- New York (State) -- New York -- Employees -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works Fishery processing industries -- New York (State) -- New York -- Employees -- Biography Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Employees -- History -- 20th century Oral history. oral histories (literary works) PHOTOGRAPHY -- Photoessays & Documentaries. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Fishery processing industries -- Employees Manners and customs Oral history Social conditions SUBJECT South Street (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works South Street (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Pictorial works Subject New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York -- South Street Genre/Form oral histories (literary works) Oral histories Biographies History Pictorial works Oral histories. Histoires orales. Form Electronic book LC no. 2006018750 ISBN 9780231511346 0231511345

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