The Texture of TriBeCa: An Illustrated History
New York: The Committee for the Washington Market Historic District of the TriBeCa Community Association, 1989. Softcover. Oblong 4to., 64 pp. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. Notes. First print. Architectural history of the TriBeCa [Triangle Below Canal Street] neighborhood of Manhattan. TriBeCa began transitioning from an area of industrial buildings and warehouses into a trendy neighborhood in the 1970s when artists moved into abandoned 19th-century industrial lofts. It gained 'mainstream hip status' with the 1980 opening of The Odeon restaurant, and evolved into an exclusive, celebrity-filled enclave by the late 1980s and 1990s.ÊDuring the 'artist's era' [1960s-1970s] creatives [following SoHo's lead] moved into cheap, vacant industrial lofts and pushed to legalize live-work zoning under the newly coined name 'TriBeCa.'Ê The cultural tipping point for the neighborhood came in 1980, when the iconic art-world and media-crowd bistro The Odeon opened on West Broadway, signaling the neighborhood's shift from a gritty commercial zone to a fashionable nightspot.Ê From the late 1980sÐ1990s, massive cast-iron warehouses were converted into luxury apartments, drawing high-income professionals, actors, and public figures. After 9/11, the launch of the Tribeca Festival in 2001 [co-founded by actor Robert De Niro] helped the area rebound and cemented its global reputation as one of Manhattan's most expensive zip codes. Near Fine in tan illustrated wraps. Item #1021202601
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