The Lost Home of Harlem Jazz
November 10, 2010
David Freeland, author of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure, takes Channel 13 on a tour of 133rd st. in Harlem, a quiet residential street… READ MORE
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A “Choice” Review of New York’s Quirkiest History
June 30, 2010
Choice reviews Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure by David Freeland. The late Ray Browne, considered the father of American popular-culture studies, defined popular culture… READ MORE
Favorite Poem: David Freeland
April 23, 2010
My grandmother, Jean Gosse, wrote poems that reflected daily life and concerns in mid-20th century Newfoundland. At the time “The Little Boy who didn’t pass” was written (the early 1950s),… READ MORE
So Many Awards for NYU Press!
March 15, 2010
The New York Society Library has chosen Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heartbreak, and Hope Along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx by Constance Rosenblum as a winner in the… READ MORE
David Freeland Makes Pop Matters’ Best Books of 2009
January 25, 2010
From popmatters.com – It’s easy to tell the difference between a book that is written with genuine passion, and one that’s written to fulfill a contract, or build a curriculum… READ MORE
“You Are Here” Public Art Project & NYC Scavenger Hunt!
September 3, 2009
“You Are Here” is a public art project, linked to New York journalist and historian David Freeland’s new book, Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville, that helps New Yorkers (and that… READ MORE
The WSJ Reviews NYC’s Ancient Nightlives and Forgotten Neighborhoods
August 10, 2009
A review of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure by David Freeland appeared in the August 8th edition of the Wall Street Journal. Newton’s third… READ MORE
Time Out for Taxi Dances
August 4, 2009
A review of Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville: Excavating Manhattan’s Lost Places of Leisure in this week’s Time Out NY: New Yorkers who incessantly gripe about gentrification have become as… READ MORE