Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986 by Blair, Nicholas
Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986 by Blair, Nicholas

Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986

In this intimate and nostalgic collection, a young Nicholas Blair captures the "gay streets" that launched a...
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
SKU: 9781648230349
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 153 left in stock
Author: Nicholas Blair
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: CHF 61.78
10 customers are viewing this product
Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986 by Blair, Nicholas

Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986

CHF 61.78
Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986 by Blair, Nicholas

Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979-1986

CHF 61.78
Author: Nicholas Blair
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
In this intimate and nostalgic collection, a young Nicholas Blair captures the "gay streets" that launched a cultural movement from coast to coast--a movement that became the unmatched world of Pride today.

"It's easy to read the title of this book wrong. Two-thirds of it refers to specific physical spaces--from the Castro Valley in San Francisco to the conga-line of Christopher Street that cuts through New York's West Village. But the vanished world that the photos in Nicholas Blair's book revitalize has far less to do with capturing specific places than with freezing a unique time--one in which the very concept of "gay streets" had meanings and functions nowhere to be found in the modern world, queer or otherwise.

In the era of these photos--between 1979 and 1986--as well as for many years before and more than a decade after, nearly everything that was commonly considered "gay" either happened on streets like these or was tangentially connected to them. The special world that reality created can be seen in all its heat, humor, and intimacy in Blair's photographs.

The cliché is to call what these photos capture "a community." But, to me, it has more to do with a sensibility and an experience, ones that, however divorced from the current world, remain deeply embedded in something eternal: History."

-- From the introduction by Jim Farber

Author: Nicholas Blair
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.50h x 9.50w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781648230349
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78
Example product title
CHF 61.78
CHF 61.78

Recently Viewed Products