New York Avenue:The Life and Death of Gay Spaces in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1920-1990

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 300-327

  Simon, Bryant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84997880594     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0096144202028003002     Document Type: Article

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