Fear City: The New York Underground, 1974-1981

Herb Lester's attempt to chart what’s left of the Manhattan we love; places to gladden the heart of jaded natives and quicken the pulse of visitors. There’s Keens Steakhouse where Buffalo Bill’s pipe hangs from the ceiling, JG Melon where preppies queue for cheeseburgers and Bloody Bulls, and timeless McSorley’s Old Ale House – still laying claim as the oldest bar in New York. In a new-format fold-out guide, which concertinas to reveal 10 A5 panels, litho-printed on sturdy 350gsm stockWhat unifies these disparate places is that they’re the real thing; whether glamorous or down-at-heel, they’re linked to old New York in a way that sham Blarney Stone bars and phoney speakeasies can never be.
ISBN 9781068523465. Herb Lester Associates. fold-out map. 13.8 x 21 cm.
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