Store Front

StoreFront(Mini)isanew,compactversionofthecriticallyacclaimedbestsellerStoreFront:TheDisappearingFaceofNewYork,byJamesandKarlaMurray.TheMurrays'brilliantdocumentationofNewYork'sirreplaceable,generations-oldstorefrontshasmadeheadlinesallovertheworld.Formanyoftheseestablishments,thephotographsmarktheendofalegacy.Inthewakeofgentrification,vitalfacetsofNewYork'sculturalheritagearedisappearingatanalarmingrate.StoreFront(Mini)immersesthereaderinavirtualtourofNYCatitsmostauthentic.Fromtinystorestuckedawayonnarrowsidestreetstowell-knowninstitutionsonhistoricavenues,thisbookpresentstheindividualimagesandshopownerstoriesthattogethermakeupacollectivehistory.Upuntilnow,therehasbeenlittleattentionpaidtoNewYork'sstorefronts;thisbookreversesthatglaringomissionandmakesclearthatthespiritofNewYorkCityisetchedinitsfacades.