Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway: Iconic Trades of New York City
From Broadway and Wall Street to the farthest reaches of New York's fabled subway system, and with numerous stops in between, this publication celebrates the occupational skills, crafts, knowledge, and traditions that have made New York legendary. Based on extensive interviews undertaken by Smithsonian Institution folklorists and researchers to document urban culture in the five boroughs at the turn of the millennium, Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway introduces readers to a remarkable cast of artisans, workers, laborers, and artists - talented individuals whose jobs create, maintain, and nurture the very heart of Gotham.
The book profiles workers from a wide variety of social and ethnic backgrounds, men and women who are eloquent in recounting their own stories, knowledgeable in relating the history of their beloved city, and avid about explaining the skills and challenges involved in practicing their chosen occupations. Their wisdom, humor, and humanity reflect the best of New York.
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Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway: Iconic Trades of New York City
From Broadway and Wall Street to the farthest reaches of New York's fabled subway system, and with numerous stops in between, this publication celebrates the occupational skills, crafts, knowledge, and traditions that have made New York legendary. Based on extensive interviews undertaken by Smithsonian Institution folklorists and researchers to document urban culture in the five boroughs at the turn of the millennium, Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway introduces readers to a remarkable cast of artisans, workers, laborers, and artists - talented individuals whose jobs create, maintain, and nurture the very heart of Gotham.
The book profiles workers from a wide variety of social and ethnic backgrounds, men and women who are eloquent in recounting their own stories, knowledgeable in relating the history of their beloved city, and avid about explaining the skills and challenges involved in practicing their chosen occupations. Their wisdom, humor, and humanity reflect the best of New York.
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Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway: Iconic Trades of New York City
From Broadway and Wall Street to the farthest reaches of New York's fabled subway system, and with numerous stops in between, this publication celebrates the occupational skills, crafts, knowledge, and traditions that have made New York legendary. Based on extensive interviews undertaken by Smithsonian Institution folklorists and researchers to document urban culture in the five boroughs at the turn of the millennium, Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway introduces readers to a remarkable cast of artisans, workers, laborers, and artists - talented individuals whose jobs create, maintain, and nurture the very heart of Gotham.
The book profiles workers from a wide variety of social and ethnic backgrounds, men and women who are eloquent in recounting their own stories, knowledgeable in relating the history of their beloved city, and avid about explaining the skills and challenges involved in practicing their chosen occupations. Their wisdom, humor, and humanity reflect the best of New York.
Nancy Groce is a folklife specialist and ethnomusicologist at the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center. She has served as a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and managed four Smithsonian Folklife Festival exhibitions on the National Mall.
Table of Contents
Foreword Preface Introduction - Unique New York: Local Culture in the Global City 1. Urban Folklore/Occupational Folklore: A Theoretical Street Map 2. Backstage Broadway 3. Urban Profile - Tats Cru: Graffiti Artists and the Urban Canvas 4. Urban Profile - Local 28: "The Tin Knockers" 5. The Sixth Borough: New York and the Subway 6. Urban Profile - The 86th Street Crosstown Bus: Take a Seat, the Show Is Starting 7. Urban Profile - Rosenwach: The Water Tower Builders 8. Urban Profile - Russ & Daughters: Lower East Side Appetizing Dynasty 9. Urban Profile - Coney Island Bagels and Bialys 10. The Cultures of Street Wall Acknowledgments Notes Appendix - New York City Project: Guide to Recorded, Interviews Interview Tape Log - Field Interviews, and Interview Tape Log - Festival Interviews Bibliography Index
