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The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999
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The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999 Hardback - 1999

by Ray Suarez

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Distilling the voices of the very families who have fled from the cities, the host of NPR's popular "Talk of the Nation" has written a deeply felt history of the changing face of American communities.

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"Life in the city, for the millions who lived it, was once something less than the sum of their lifestyle choices: they woke up, they ate, they shoveled coal, loved, hated, prayed, mated, reproduced, died. For most, the home was not a display object but a place to keep the few things they had managed to hold on to from the surpluses produced by their labor. Their material life was made of the things they didn't have to eat, wear, or burn right this minute. A concertina maybe? A family Bible? A hunting rifle?" This life in "the old neighborhood," so lyrically captured by Ray Suarez, was once lived by a huge number of Americans. One in seven of us can directly connect our lineage through just one city, Brooklyn. In 1950, except for Los Angeles, the top ten American cities were all in the Northeast or Midwest, and all had populations over 800,000. Since then, especially since the mid-60s, a way of life has simply vanished. Ray Suarez, veteran interviewer and host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation(R)," is a child of Brooklyn who has long been fascinated with the stories behind the largest of our once-great cities. He has talked to longtime residents, recent arrivals, and recent departures; community organizers, priests, cops, and politicians; and scholars who have studied neighborhoods, demographic trends, and social networks. The result is a rich tapestry of voices and history. The Old Neighborhood captures a crucial chapter in the experience of postwar America. It is a book not just for first- and second-generation Americans, but for anyone who remembers the prewar cities or wonders how we could have gotten to where we are. It is a book about "old neighborhoods" that were once cherished, and are now lost.

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The fix was in.

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This life in "the old neighborhood", so lyrically captured by Ray Suarez, was once lived by a huge number of Americans. One in seven of us can directly connect our lineage through just one city, Brooklyn. In 1950, except for Los Angeles, the top ten American cities were all in the Northeast or Midwest, and all had populations over 800,000. Since then, especially since the mid-60s, a way of life has simply vanished.

Ray Suarez, veteran interviewer and host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation "RM"", is a child of Brooklyn who has long been fascinated with the stories behind the largest of our once-great cities. He has talked to longtime residents, recent arrivals, and recent departures; community organizers, priests, cops, and politicians; and scholars who have studied neighborhoods, demographic trends, and social networks. The result is a rich tapestry of voices and history. The Old Neighborhood captures a crucial chapter in the experience of postwar America. It is a book not just for first- and second-generation Americans, but for anyone who remembers the prewar cities or wonders how we could have gotten to where we are. It is a book about "old neighborhoods" that were once cherished, and are now lost.

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  • Title The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999
  • Author Ray Suarez
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Free Press, New York
  • Publication date 1999-05-10
  • Features Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780684834023 / 0684834022
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Demographic Orientation: Suburban
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects City and town life - United States, Cities and towns - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98-53349
  • Dewey Decimal Code 307.760

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/1999, Page 1493
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/1999, Page 616
  • Library Journal, 04/15/1999, Page 131
  • New York Times, 10/24/1999, Page 45
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/08/1999, Page 53

About the author

Ray Suarez is the longtime host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation(R)," heard on more than 120 radio stations around the country. His career in journalism has included time on radio and television, and in magazines, and has taken him to postings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, London, and Rome. He currently lives and works in Washington, D.C.
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