LEADER 04812nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910956656303321 005 20250204110551.0 010 $a9780231121156 010 $a0231121156 010 $a9780231508353 010 $a0231508352 024 7 $a10.7312/gonz12114 035 $a(OCoLC)367959428 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL1AFN 035 $a(CKB)1000000000445327 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31744172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC991420 035 $a(MiFhGG)9780231508353 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31744172 035 $a(OCoLC)213304969 035 $a(Perlego)2450555 035 $a(DE-B1597)458899 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231508353 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000445327 100 $a20030605d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Bronx /$fEvelyn Gonzalez 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aColumbia history of urban life 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781306187916 311 08$a1306187915 311 08$a9780231121149 311 08$a0231121148 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [217]-248) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tLIST OF MAPS --$tLIST OF TABLES --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$t1. The Bronx and Its Neighborhoods --$t2. Early Beginnings --$t3. The Changing Landscape --$t4. Emerging Neighborhoods --$t5. Boosting a Borough --$t6. Urban Neighborhoods --$t7. The South Bronx --$t8. The Road Back --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aHome to the New York Yankees, the Bronx Zoo, and the Grand Concourse, the Bronx was at one time a haven for upwardly mobile second-generation immigrants eager to leave the crowded tenements of Manhattan in pursuit of the American dream. Once hailed as a "wonder borough" of beautiful homes, parks, and universities, the Bronx became-during the 1960's and 1970's-a national symbol of urban deterioration. Thriving neighborhoods that had long been home to generations of families dissolved under waves of arson, crime, and housing abandonment, turning blocks of apartment buildings into gutted, graffiti-covered shells and empty, trash-filled lots. In this revealing history of the Bronx, Evelyn Gonzalez describes how the once-infamous New York City borough underwent one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. From its earliest beginnings as a loose cluster of commuter villages to its current status as a densely populated home for New York's growing and increasingly more diverse African American and Hispanic populations, this book shows how the Bronx interacted with and was affected by the rest of New York City as it grew from a small colony on the tip of Manhattan into a sprawling metropolis. This is the story of the clattering of elevated subways and the cacophony of crowded neighborhoods, the heady optimism of industrial progress and the despair of economic recession, and the vibrancy of ethnic cultures and the resilience of local grassroots coalitions crucial to the borough's rejuvenation. In recounting the varied and extreme transformations this remarkable community has undergone, Evelyn Gonzalez argues that it was not racial discrimination, rampant crime, postwar liberalism, or big government that was to blame for the urban crisis that assailed the Bronx during the late 1960's. Rather, the decline was inextricably connected to the same kinds of social initiatives, economic transactions, political decisions, and simple human choices that had once been central to the development and vitality of the borough. Although the history of the Bronx is unquestionably a success story, crime, poverty, and substandard housing still afflict the community today. Yet the process of building and rebuilding carries on, and the revitalization of neighborhoods and a resurgence of economic growth continue to offer hope for the future. 410 0$aColumbia history of urban life. 606 $aCity and town life$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 606 $aSocial problems$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 607 $aBronx (New York, N.Y.)$xHistory 607 $aBronx (New York, N.Y.)$xSocial conditions 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xHistory 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xSocial conditions 615 0$aCity and town life$xHistory. 615 0$aSocial problems$xHistory. 676 $a974.7/275 700 $aGonzalez$b Evelyn Diaz$01803016 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956656303321 996 $aThe Bronx$94349497 997 $aUNINA