Between Ocean and City: The Transformation of Rockaway, New York by Lawrence S. Kaplan, Carol P. Kaplan

Between Ocean and City: The Transformation of Rockaway, New York

Columbia History of Urban Life

Lawrence S. Kaplan, Carol P. Kaplan

264 pages • first pub 2003 (view editions)

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced
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Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort in south Queens with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this narrow peninsula between the ocean and the bay became some of New York City's worst slums. A histor...

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