The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History and Guide to a Legendary New York Neighborhood

by Joyce Mendelsohn

Book Overview

The Lower East Side has been home to some of the city's most iconic restaurants, shopping venues, and architecture. The neighborhood has also welcomed generations of immigrants, from newly arrived Italians and Jews to today's Latino and Asian newcomers. This history has become somewhat obscured, however, as the Lower East Side can appear more hip than historic, with wealth and gentrification changing the character of the neighborhood.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231147619
• ISBN13: 9780231147613
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher