A Falling-Off Place by Barbara G. Mensch
b'Photos from the 1990s present images of floods and fires that paralyzed the area, juxtaposed with continued bulldozing to clear the way for luxury housing. Politics reshaped Manhattan\\u2019s skyline by encouraging new commercial shopping, food, and restaurant destinations. This restructuring marked the beginning of the end of downtown\\u2019s blue-collar origins and white-collar replacements, challenging us to ask, \\u201cWhat was lost?\\u201d'