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“In the 1970s New York City was not a part of the United States at all. It was an offshore interzone with no shopping malls, few major chains, no golf courses,
by l33tbro 13y ago
“In the 1970s New York City was not a part of the United States at all. It was an offshore interzone with no shopping malls, few major chains, no golf courses, no subdivisions. We thought of the place as a free city, where exiles and lamsters and refugees found shelter. Downtown we were proud of this, naturally.”
Luc Sante, Low Life.
Interview here:
http://www.believermag.com/exclusives/?read=interview_sante http://www.believermag.com/exclusives/?read=interview_sante
- jamesbritt 13y agoHe's almost correct. :) Perhaps surprisingly, there's a golf course in the Bronx, up in Van Courtlandt Park. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Van+Cortlandt+Park+Golf+Course&num=50&fb=1&gl=us&hq=van+cortlandt+park+golf+course&t=m&z=14 https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Van+Cortlandt+Park+Golf+Cours... It's not new: "The Van Cortlandt Golf Course opened on July 6, 1895, as the first public golf course in the United States." http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/X092/highlights/11046 http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/X092/highlights/11046