{"product_id":"west-village-originals-paperback","title":"West Village Originals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael D. Minichiello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as \"Little Bohemia\" since 1916, New York City's West Village has long been a haven for intellectuals, writers, artists, and activists. Here the 19th-century homes lining the narrow cobblestone streets were broken up into apartments to house the newcomers. Gathering places like jazz clubs, piano bars, coffee shops, and bookstores hummed with a sense of freedom from a more rigid society outside the neighborhood's borders. This would be the home of the groundbreaking Westbeth Artists Housing and of the Stonewall riots that gave birth to the gay rights movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, by the beginning of the 21st century, the area began to witness vast changes. Desirable brownstones were transformed back into single family homes and streets once filled with antique stores and curiosity shops were becoming emblazoned with the names of top fashion designers. Michael D. Minichiello's tantalizing book captures this profound shift through ninety interviews with community activists, business owners, journalists, writers, and artists of all media. As they share their stories, we get a glimpse of both the reality and the myths that made this counterculture neighborhood the setting for both film (\u003cem\u003eMy Sister Eileen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNext Stop Greenwich Village\u003c\/em\u003e) and television (\u003cem\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFriends\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the words of those who know it best-including Calvin Trillin, Susan Brownmiller, Charles Busch, David Del Tredici and Frederic Block-West Village Originals paints an enlivening portrait of this Oz-like neighborhood where the prevailing sentiment of its denizens is that there \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e no place like the West Village. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52466594119987,"sku":"9781949596120","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JJ9MLCP90T9781949596120.webp?v=1759323227","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/west-village-originals-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}