Changing Art: SoHo, Chelsea and the dynamic geography of galleries in New York City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 517-541

  Molotch, Harvey ^a   Treskon, Mark ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; NEIGHBORHOOD; PROPERTY MARKET; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN MORPHOLOGY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650520702     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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