{"product_id":"10024-a-memoir-paperback","title":"10024: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Horwich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy Horwich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManhattan. The Upper West Side. Zip code 10024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memoir of the author's early life from the ages of seven to thirty, when he lived in this rarefied air. The true star of the story, a New York neighborhood undergoing radical transformation, since repeated by the city's other four boroughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1938, the author remembers city elements lost to development: the schools, restaurants, parks, playing fields, stores, and the buildings themselves. \"Broadway\" was a cobblestone boulevard with trolleys. Indian Walk Shoe Store had a fluoroscope x-ray machine that let you see your toes wiggle inside your shoes. Egg creams were universally available. Lincoln Center was a slum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will appreciate this and other details of a bygone era in this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eentertaining recollection of the life and the social history of one of New York's most famous and influential neighborhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720375898175,"sku":"9781662932328","price":24.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7027de7ff0c5e5721579d8fbd7224a2e.webp?v=1765088935","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/10024-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}