Lost Waterfront The Decline and Rebirth of Manhattan's Western Shore |
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| By (photographer):
| Seccombe, Shelley |
| Introduction by:
| Lopate, Phillip |
| Foreword by:
| Butzel, Albert K. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-2845-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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For more than a century, the Hudson River piers in Greenwich Village bustled with the maritime commerce that made New York the greatest port in the country. By the 1960s, after years of economic decline, the great waterfront was disappearing. After the West Side Highway was closed in 1973, many of the piers, now abandoned, burned, while others collapsed into the river. By the 1990s, only ghosts were left.Yet there came a moment in time-fifteen years, perhaps-when the decaying piers...
More DescriptionFor more than a century, the Hudson River piers in Greenwich Village bustled with the maritime commerce that made New York the greatest port in the country. By the 1960s, after years of economic decline, the great waterfront was disappearing. After the West Side Highway was closed in 1973, many of the piers, now abandoned, burned, while others collapsed into the river. By the 1990s, only ghosts were left.Yet there came a moment in time-fifteen years, perhaps-when the decaying piers supported a thriving other life.