Ghost Signs : Clues to Downtown New York's Past

Name: Ghost Signs
Brand: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
SKU: 9780764358319
Price: 3400 KES
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ISBN: 9780764358319

by Frank Mastropolo

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0764358316

ISBN-13 9780764358319

Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Country of Manufacture CN

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 28th, 2019

Print length 128 Pages

Weight 548 grams

Dimensions 16.10 x 23.50 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: History of the Americas Social & cultural history Cultural studies

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New York City's oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These "ghost signs" hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafes, and concert halls lurk in their faded outlines. Journalist and television producer Frank Mastropolo brings more than 100 of these signs to life through insightful commentary on the history of downtown's distinct neighborhoods and the eclectic businesses that anchored them during the first half of the 20th century. The collection offers an important and timely look at New York City's rich economic and social fabric, especially today, when long-established businesses are rapidly being priced out of their neighborhoods.

New York City''s oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These "ghost signs" hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafés, and concert halls lurk in their faded outlines. Journalist and television producer Frank Mastropolo brings more than 100 of these signs to life through insightful commentary on the history of downtown''s distinct neighborhoods and the eclectic businesses that anchored them during the first half of the 20th century. The collection offers an important and timely look at New York City''s rich economic and social fabric, especially today, when long-established businesses are rapidly being priced out of their neighborhoods.

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