In 1972 Shelly Nadelman began a ten-year run bartending at one of New York Citys most notorious dives: the Terminal Bar; located across the street from the Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square. For ten years; right up until the bar closed for good in 1982; he shot thousands of black-and-white photographs; mostly portraits of his customersmdash; neighborhood regulars; drag queens; thrill-seeking tourists; pimps and prostitutes; midtown office workers dropping by before catching a bus home to the suburbsmdash;all of whom found welcome and respite at the Terminal Bar. This extraordinary archive remained unseen for twenty years until his son Stefan rescued the collection; using parts of it in a documentary short. Featuring nine hundred photographs accompanied by reminiscences in Shelly Nadelmans inimitable voice; Terminal Bar brings back to life the 1970s presanitized Times Square; a raucous chapter of the city that never sleeps.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It is amazing to learn how a group of committed people had ...By FSTIt is amazing to learn how a group of committed people had so much influence in the development of Chicago in the early 20th Century; The work was ahead of its time and surprisingly much of what was designed came to life and inspired city planning work around the world. It is also amusing how most of the precepts of The Plan of Chicago still apply today. The book is well written and it is the history of how the Plan of Chicago came to be.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting story that requires too much imagination to be really impactful.By MichaelAn interesting story. My only reservation is that the graphics are not clear and are sparse. It would benefit from more graphics depicting what was planned vs. what has actually been built.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Tediously over-researchedBy NofoJake"The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City;" my fair citys fall 2009 One Book; One Chicago pick; provides an overly detailed account of Burnhams fin de siècle campaign to provide a comprehensive plan for reigning in the citys random; haphazard rebuilding efforts after the 1871 fire and providing a template of organization and synergy in an effort to create his vision of Paris on the prairie. The book is heavy on minutia and light on engaging material like historical anecdotes; but its full of great information for anyone fascinated by Chicagos past.
