Store Front NYC : Photographs of the City's Independent Shops, Past and Present

For decades, husband-and-wife photography duo James and KarlaMurray have been on a mission to document and preserve on filmthe various small shops of New York City—many of which arequickly disappearing—and a culture of authenticity that is hangingby just a thread.Featuring glorious new reproductions of imagesfrom their past books as well as never-before published photos, thiselegiac volume will delight the Murrays’ multitude of fans, as wellas anyone interested in the charm and history of small urban retail. Large in format and filled with color and affectionate detail, thebook includes an introduction by the Murrays explaining thegenesis of their lifelong project and why they love to photographstore fronts.Chapters are organized by each of the city’s fiveboroughs and include descriptions and maps.Most of the storefronts are featured in generous single-page images with captionslisting location, neighborhood, and year the photo was taken.Filledwith diversity and character, these images honor destinations lostto rising rents and changing demographics.Together they compriseboth a guidebook and a love letter to a city that never sleeps, andis always evolving.