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The old neighborhood : what we lost in the great suburban migration, 1966-1999

Title
The old neighborhood : what we lost in the great suburban migration, 1966-1999 / Ray Suarez.
Author
Suarez, Ray, 1957-
Publication
New York : Free Press, ©1999.

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Description
viii, 264 pages; 25 cm
Summary
An examination of American cities since 1950, looking at the issue of white flight, and discussing its impact on schools, housing, crime, and jobs.
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
What we lost -- Chicago -- The church and the city -- Philadelphia: the most American city -- Side trip-St. Louis -- The America factory, Brooklyn, N.Y. -- The persistent significance of race -- Gentle decay? Staving off the future in Cleveland -- Washington, D.C.: "Will the last one out please turn off the lights?" -- Still a stranger: Latinos and the American city -- Side trip-Miami -- Looking ahead to the next city.
ISBN
  • 0684834022
  • 9780684834023
LCCN
98053349
OCLC
  • ocm40543598
  • 40543598
  • SCSB-8935516
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library