Becoming Portsmouth: Voices From A Half Century Of Change

At midcentury, two federal urban renewal projects in the gritty, blue-collar navy town of Portsmouth decimated two neighborhoods. But in the 1970s and '80s--thanks to an influx of artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs--the Port City emerged as a beacon of arts, culinary excellence and preservation. Iconoclast Jay Smith opened the Press Room, the celebrated music club. A group of concerned citizens saved the Music Hall, the last of Portsmouth's vaudeville theaters. And a Dutch family opened the Euro-style Cafe Petronella next to a biker bar. Author and historian Laura Pope edits a collection of essays detailing the changes in the last half of the past century that made Portsmouth a lauded arts- and food-lovers' hub and, finally, a diverse tourist destination.

• | Author: Laura Pope|Editor, Foreword Denise J Wheeler
• | Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 146 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1540225585
• | ISBN-13: 9781540225580