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1970s New York City: a period of financial crisis and urban ruin, yet also a time of vibrant and diverse scenes of experimental art, DIY and punk music, and lifestyle experimentation. DROP DEAD explores the influential and enduring cultural realm of 1970s and 1980s New York City and how that cultura…

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    • Jun 28, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 41m AVG DURATION
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    SoHo and the Origins of Gentrification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 41:35


    Stephen Petrus (historian at New York's LaGuardia and Wagner archives) joins us to talk about the rise of SoHo as an artist enclave – what historical, political, and economic factors contributed to its status as such – and its ultimate downfall through gentrification. Along the way we discuss the American Neoliberal turn, artist activist organizations, and the rise in American consciousness of "loft living". Music: "A Solar Gold" by Future Museums "It's Work" by Daniel Francis Doyle and the Dreams. Hosted by Jeffrey Colgan. Produced by Jeffrey Escoffier.

    american new york history new york city art dreams manhattan origins urban punk activism architecture wagner downtown soho gentrification 1970s loft urban planning neoliberalism seventies political theory urban studies jane jacobs robert moses

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