South Bronx rising : the rise, fall, and resurrection of an American city / Jill Jonnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jonnes, Jill, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Fordham University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Thirty-five years after this landmark of urban history first captured the rise, fall, and rebirth of a once-thriving New York City borough-ravaged in the 1970s and '80s by disinvestment and fires, then heroically revived and rebuilt in the 1990s by community activists-Jill Jonnes returns to chronicle the ongoing revival of the South Bronx. Though now globally renowned as the birthplace of hip-hop, the South Bronx remains America's poorest urban congressional district. In this new edition, we meet the present generation of activists who are transforming their communities with the arts and greening, notably the restoration of the Bronx River. For better or worse, real estate investors have noticed, setting off new gentrification struggles"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface to the Third Edition

Foreword by Nilka Martell

Introduction: Do Not Give Way to Evil

1. "It Is a Veritable Paradise," 1639-1900

2. The First Boom, 1900-1922

3. Boss Flynn, 1922

4. "The Bronx Is a Great City," 1923-1929

5. "Hard Hit by the Depression," 1929-1932

6. The New Deal Years, 1933-1939

7. War Fever, 1939-1945

8. The Diaspora after the War, 1946-1953

9. "There Was No Standing Still," 1952-1953

10. "Moses Thinks He's God," 1954-1959

11. The New Boss, 1959-1963

12. "Horse Was the New Thing," 1960

13. The New "Other Half," 1962-1966

14. The Pondiac's Last Hurrah, 1961-1967

15. The Puerto Rican and the Priest, 1962-1967

16. Mau-mauing the City, 1967

17. Who Will Be Caudillo?, 1968-1969

18. "The Whole Place Was Caving In," 1969-1970

19. Interlude: Sweet Days on Charlotte Street, 1925-1951

20. Charlotte Street: It Was Not a "Good" Neighborhood, 1951-1961

21. Charlotte Street: "What a Madhouse It Was," 1961-1968

22. Charlotte Street: The Fires, 1969-1973

23. Charlotte Street: The Gangs, 1970-1975

24. Charlotte Street: The Collapse, 1973-1975

25. The Grand Concourse, 1965-1969

26. The Hotel and the Concourse, 1969-1976

27. Roosevelt Gardens, 1974-1975

28. The Grass Roots, 1974-1977

29. The President's Magic Visit, 1977-1978

30. Disenchantment, 1979-1980

31. Charlotte Street and National Politics, 1980

32. "The Next Part of the South Bronx," 1972-1978

33. "We're Still Here," 1978-1982

34. White Picket Fences, 1984

35. "South Bronx Rising," 1985-2002

36. Still the Poorest Urban Congressional District in America, 2003-Mid-March 2020

Covid Afterword

Acknowledgments for the Third Edition

Notes

Bibliography

Third Edition Bibliography

Index.

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Jonnes, Jill South Bronx Rising

ISBN:

9781531501228

1531501222