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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Good; but too much focus on one areaBy Triple Moon Goddess IndianaI lived in Paterson for the first 28 years of my life. It is a varied and interesting city. It was the first planned industrial city (nicknamed Silk City)in the US; and was filled with textile mills of some sort or other.Some wove fabric; some manufactured silk ribbon; some manufactured dye. That is where most of this thin tome starts and stops. The falls and raceways were barely touched on ; even though the Great Falls was the reason this industrial city ever came to be in the first place. The mills; falls; raceways; etc. however are NOT in the downtown; yet the mills take up most of this book on "downtown" Paterson.There is much more to the city; including the launching of the first manned sub; the second highest falls east of the Mississippi; Garrett Mountain Reserve which houses a castle built for a wealthy family; American Indian history; and a great fire. It is a birthplace of many famous people (Lou Costello is mentioned); and where the first motion pictures were made (at the railroad tracks at the foot of Garrett Mountain); which was a western about a train robbery.Paterson was home of a team from baseballs Negro League; the engine of the Spirit of St Louis was built there; and Colt (as in Colt revolvers) was located there. This is just the surface of Paterson; its history is much deeper.This book however pretty much concentrates on one thing. The labor strikes. It is true that Paterson was a catalyst in changing labor laws in this country; but that seems to be the theme of the book. I was very disappointed knowing the rich history of the city that was not even explored at all in this book; especially since they are not in the downtown area. It is one of the series of books that is published on old photographs; but still the focus on the labor issues was a bit too much with MUCH missing from the history of Paterson.Downtown Paterson was much more than the mills; and didnt really house the mills; they were not in the downtown area; and were spread all across the city. The downtown had many important buildings; businesses and stores that are on the National register of Historic places. The book doesnt even explore downtown well. I am not sure why a person with an obvious fascination with the labor mills and the strikes would write a book called "Downtown Paterson".This is a good book if you are interested in the labor issues that made our labor laws what they are today; otherwise; you will miss much of what Paterson really is about; and the amazing history and beauty that was the Silk City. Those who are looking to explore the old downtown; will see some of that here ; but not half as much as mills and labor crowds / riots.
