Aaron Shkuda: 1 book
The Lofts of SoHo
Gentrification, Art, and Industry in New York, 1950–1980
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
American cities entered a new phase when, beginning in the 1950s, artists and developers looked upon a decaying industrial zone in Lower Manhattan and saw, not blight, but opportunity: cheap rents, lax regulation, and wide open spaces. Thus, SoHo was born. From 1960 to 1980, residents transformed...
