The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999 Hardcover - 1999
by Ray Suarez
Distilling the voices of the very families who have fled from the cities, the host of NPR's popular "Talk of the Nation" has written a deeply felt history of the changing face of American communities.
First line
The fix was in.
From the jacket flap
This life in "the old neighborhood", so lyrically captured by Ray Suarez, was once lived by a huge number of Americans. One in seven of us can directly connect our lineage through just one city, Brooklyn. In 1950, except for Los Angeles, the top ten American cities were all in the Northeast or Midwest, and all had populations over 800,000. Since then, especially since the mid-60s, a way of life has simply vanished.
Ray Suarez, veteran interviewer and host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation "RM"", is a child of Brooklyn who has long been fascinated with the stories behind the largest of our once-great cities. He has talked to longtime residents, recent arrivals, and recent departures; community organizers, priests, cops, and politicians; and scholars who have studied neighborhoods, demographic trends, and social networks. The result is a rich tapestry of voices and history. The Old Neighborhood captures a crucial chapter in the experience of postwar America. It is a book not just for first- and second-generation Americans, but for anyone who remembers the prewar cities or wonders how we could have gotten to where we are. It is a book about "old neighborhoods" that were once cherished, and are now lost.
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- Title The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999
- Author Ray Suarez
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Free Press, New York
- Date 1999-05-10
- ISBN 9780684834023 / 0684834022
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Demographic Orientation: Suburban
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Library of Congress subjects City and town life - United States, Cities and towns - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-53349
- Dewey Decimal Code 307.760
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 04/15/1999, Page 1493
- Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/1999, Page 616
- Library Journal, 04/15/1999, Page 131
- New York Times, 10/24/1999, Page 45
- Publishers Weekly, 03/08/1999, Page 53
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