In Gotham's Shadow: Globalization and Community Change in Central New York

206 Pages·2003·0.666 MB·English

by  Alexander R. Thomas

I G ’ S
N OTHAM S HADOW

I G ’ S
N OTHAM S HADOW
GLOBALIZATION AND COMMUNITY CHANGE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
A R. T
LEXANDER HOMAS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Thomas, Alexander R., 1969–
In Gotham’s shadow : globalization and community change in central
New York / Alexander R. Thomas.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7914-5595-5 (hard : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5596-3 (pbk. :
alk. paper)
1. Cities and towns—New York (State) 2. Urban renewal—New York
(State)—Utica. 3. New York (State)—Economic conditions. 4. New York
(State)—Social conditions. 5. New York (State)—Rural conditions. I. Title.
HT123.5.N7 T47 2002
307.76'09747—dc21 2002002465
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
In memory of my father,
Alexander A. Thomas,
whose encouragement and support
helped make this book a reality.

Contents
List of Illustrations ix
List of Newspapers and Their Abbreviations xi
Preface xiii
1
One Summer Day 1
2
An American Story 15
3
Loom to Boom 33
4
On the Road 45
5
Sin City 55
6
Progress 71
7
Slaughter of the Innocents 87
8
Extended Communities 99
9
Deconstructing Utica 113
10
Reconstructing Hartwick 127
11
Different Strokes 139
12
Gotham’s Shadow 151
vii
viii Contents
Appendix A: The Block Quintile Measure 159
Appendix B: Newspaper Advertisement Data 161
Appendix C: Retail Functions Study 163
Notes 165
References 173
Index 187
Contents ix
Illustrations
Figure 2.1. Populations of Major Upstate Cities, 1790–1990 26
Figure 3.1. Textile Industry Employment, 1947–1982 39
Figure 6.1. Utica’s Population as a Percentage
of the MSA, 1900–1999 81
Figure 9.1. Source of Received Radio Stations, by
County of Origin 125
Figure A.1. BQ Scores for Utica, Cooperstown, and Hartwick 160
ix