Blogs in January 1970

Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure 1st January 1970

From the lights that never go out on Broadway to its 24-hour subway system, New York City isn’t called “the city that never sleeps” for nothing. Both native New Yorkers and tourists have played hard in Gotham for centuries,...

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Bright Lights, Big City 1st January 1970

The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodwill,...

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Harlem is Nowhere 1st January 1970

For a century Harlem has been celebrated as the capital of black America, a thriving center of cultural achievement and political action. At a crucial moment in Harlem’s history, as gentrification encroaches, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning...

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This Beautiful Life 1st January 1970

Manhattan, 2003. It could happen to any family… What if it happened to yours? When the Bergamots move to the city, they’re unsure how well they’ll adapt. Soon though, Richard is consumed by his new job and Liz, who...

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Encore Valentine 1st January 1970

This is the same book as Brava, Valentine. Meet the Roncalli and Angelini families, artisans of handcrafted shoes in Greenwich Village since 1903. Valentine’s dreams are dashed when her grandmother names her brother and nemesis Alfred her partner at...

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