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The Bronx (Columbia History of Urban Life) Book
The home of the Yankees, the Bronx Zoo, and the Grand Concourse, the Bronx was once a haven for upwardly mobile second-generation immigrants eager to leave crowded Manhattan tenements. It was hailed as a "wonder borough" of homes, parks, and universities. But during the 1960s and 1970s, neighborhoods that had held generations of Bronx families disappeared under waves of arson, crime, and housing abandonment, with solid blocks of brick apartment buildings turning into rubble-filled empty acres. This is the inspirational history of the New York City borough that has made a complete revolution -from the home of the American dream to the last place on earth and back again (the Bronx was named an "All-America City" in 1997 by the National Civic League). Starting with its beginnings as a … read more...
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