Rooted in the hood : an intimate portrait of New York City's community gardens / Anna Angelidakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angelidakis, Anna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community gardens--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.

Community gardens.

New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Manners and customs.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

295 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 19 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California] ORO Editions, [2020]

Summary:

Rooted in the Hood' is a photo essay celebrating the community gardens of New York City and the people who create, cultivate, and enjoy them. The late 60s and 70s witnessed the devastation of New York City, with many buildings in low-income areas left unattended, burned, and reduced to rubble. Drug dealers, gangs, and junkies soon moved in making those neighborhoods unsafe to live. This book is about ordinary people, dreamers, and visionaries rising against these unsafe conditions by clearing empty lots, planting trees and vegetables, and slowly creating small havens for the community. By drawing attention to these local gardens, the book brings awareness to the importance of green spaces, not only in New York City, but across the country and around the world.

Contents:

Introduction

Lower East Side community gardens

West Side community gardens

East Harlem community gardens

West Harlem community gardens

Garden index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1943532761

9781943532766

OCLC:

1122179898