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- catalog abstract "If one street in America can claim to be the most infamous, it is surely Forty-second Street. Once known for its peep shows, street corner hustlers, and movie houses, Forty-second Street has been overwhelmed by the quest for safety - from safe sex and safe neighborhoods to safe cities and safe relationships. Now defined by corporate theme stores and large, neon-lit cafes, Forty-second Street has, in effect, become a family tourist attraction for visitors from Berlin, Tokyo, Westchester County, and the New Jersey suburbs. Samuel R. Delany sees a disappearance, not only of the old Times Square, but of the complex social relationships that developed there; the points of contact between people of different classes and races in a public space. In Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, Delany tackles the question of why public restrooms, peep shows, and tree-filled parks are necessary to a city's physical and psychological landscape. Times Square Red, Times Square Blue paints a portrait of a society dismantling the institutions that promote communication between classes and disguising its fears of cross-class contact as "family values."".
- catalog contributor b11121180.
- catalog coverage "Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "If one street in America can claim to be the most infamous, it is surely Forty-second Street. Once known for its peep shows, street corner hustlers, and movie houses, Forty-second Street has been overwhelmed by the quest for safety - from safe sex and safe neighborhoods to safe cities and safe relationships. Now defined by corporate theme stores and large, neon-lit cafes, Forty-second Street has, in effect, become a family tourist attraction for visitors from Berlin, Tokyo, Westchester County, and the New Jersey suburbs.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202).".
- catalog description "Samuel R. Delany sees a disappearance, not only of the old Times Square, but of the complex social relationships that developed there; the points of contact between people of different classes and races in a public space. In Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, Delany tackles the question of why public restrooms, peep shows, and tree-filled parks are necessary to a city's physical and psychological landscape. Times Square Red, Times Square Blue paints a portrait of a society dismantling the institutions that promote communication between classes and disguising its fears of cross-class contact as "family values."".
- catalog extent "xviii, 203 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0814719198 (cloth : perm. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0814719201 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Sexual cultures".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York ; London : New York University Press,".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York.".
- catalog spatial "Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "306.74/09747 21".
- catalog subject "HQ146.N7 D45 1999".
- catalog subject "Male homosexuality New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "Sex customs New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "Sex-oriented businesses New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "Urban renewal New York (State) New York History 20th century.".
- catalog title "Times Square red, Times Square blue / Samuel R. Delany.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".