简介：Inthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,theareanowcalledLincolnSquarewasknownbyanothername:SanJuanHill.MusicalphenomenalikebebopandtheCharlestonwerecreatedthere;itsclubsandtheatersnurturedcreativegeniuseslikeJamesP.Johnson,JosephineBaker,andTheloniousMonk;andartistspacesliketheLincolnSquareArcadecountedluminarieslikeEugeneO’Neill,GeorgeBellows,andRobertHenriamongtheirinhabitants.Hometoalargelyworking-classcommunity,SanJuanHillwasredlinedinthe1930sandtargetedby“urbanrenewal”inthe1940sand1950s,whenthousandsofresidentsweredisplacedtomakewayforAmsterdamHouses,LincolnCenter,FordhamUniversity,andothermoderndevelopments.Throughnever-before-accessedrecordsandarchives,historicalfootage,expertcommentary,andinterviewswithresidents,SanJuanHill:Manhattan’sLostNeighborhoodtracestheneighborhood’sriseandfallandexploresthevibrantpeople,arts,andculturewhoseenduringlegacystillresonatestoday.…