Yonkers in the Twentieth CenturyState University of New York Press, 2014年10月30日 - 380 頁 Yonkers in the Twentieth Century chronicles the decline and rebirth of the fourth largest city in New York State, once known as "the Queen City of the Hudson" and "the City of Gracious Living." Previously an industrial powerhouse, the city's factories turned out essential items that helped the United States win two world wars. Following World War II, the industrial base of Yonkers eroded as companies moved away, contributing to an increase in poverty. To address the housing needs of its low-income residents, Yonkers built public housing, resulting in a nearly thirty-year court case that, for the first time in United States history, linked school and housing segregation. The case was finally settled in the early years of the twenty-first century, a time that also witnessed the continuation of the city's economic redevelopment efforts along the Hudson River and contiguous downtown area. Striving to once again become "the Queen City of the Hudson," Yonkers is being rebuilt beginning at its historic waterfront. |
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The Great War and Its Aftermath | 45 |
Years of Pain and Glory The Great Depression and World War II | 79 |
The Remaking of Yonkers The Postwar Years | 127 |
Photo Gallery | 167 |
An UrbanSuburban Metropolis Yonkers in the Sixties and Seventies | 169 |
A City in Transition Challenges and Opportunities in the Decade of the Eighties | 223 |
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