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

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

Columbia History of Urban Life

Lawrence Kaplan, Carol Kaplan

264 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-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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