Between ocean and city : the transformation of Rockaway, New York / Lawrence Kaplan & Carol P. Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Lawrence, 1934-

Contributor:

Kaplan, Carol P.

Series:

Columbia history of urban life

The Columbia history of urban life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life--New York (State)--New York--History.

City and town life.

History.

Rockaway (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Rockaway (New York, N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--History.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

xv, 237 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this narrow peninsula between the ocean and the bay became one of New York City's worst slums. This book is an illuminating account of this transformation, exploring issues of race, class, and social policy and offering a significant revision of the larger story of New York City's development. In particular, some of the negative assessments of Robert Moses, suggesting that the "Power Broker" was responsible for many positive initiatives affecting Rockaway.

Contents:

Map of the Rockaways XII

1. The Resort in Summer and Winter 8

2. Race and Real Estate 22

3. The Trestle Burns and the Projects Begin 37

4. Rockaway's Welfare 51

5. Robert Moses and the End of a Resort 71

6. Storms over Title I 86

7. Where They Live 100

8. Trends of the Sixties 115

9. The Whitest Neighborhood in New York 132

10. Divergences 148

11. The 310 Acres 163

12. The Reckoning 178.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-221) and index.

ISBN:

0231128487

0231128495

OCLC:

50561518