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Lower Georgia Street - California's Forgotten Barbary Coast by Brendan Riley (2017, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherFonthill Media LLC

ISBN-101634990242

ISBN-139781634990240

eBay Product ID (ePID)237699788

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Book TitleLower Georgia Street-California's Forgotten Barbary Coast

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Military / World War II, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Customs & Traditions

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Social Science, Photography, History

AuthorBrendan Riley

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight0.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-302289

Reviews"Some historians like to gloss over a city's dark underbelly, where prostitution was rampant, illegal gambling was uncontained, and political corruption allowed crime to flourish. A city with murders and mobsters. Don't assume I'm talking about Las Vegas. Nope. It's Vallejo, California, where historians were hesitant to write about the seamy side. Except for retired journalist Brendan Riley. He remedied that this year by writing the first book about the ugly, vicious yet fascinating side of Vallejo, which parallels the same rough side of Nevada's gambling centers and involves some of the same characters." Las Vegas Review Journal, "Vallejo native and longtime reporter/writer Brendan Riley's new book, "Lower Georgia Street: California's Forgotten Barbary Coast," contains recollections like this. The book brings to life games like his sister and her friends would play, sticking a toe over the line between the good and bad sides of Georgia Street in defiance of their parents' orders to avoid lower Georgia, in the days when "good children" didn't venture past the 200 block." Vallejo Times Herald, "Vallejo native and longtime reporter/writer Brendan Rileye(tm)s new book, eoeLower Georgia Street: Californiae(tm)s Forgotten Barbary Coast,econtains recollections like this. The book brings to life games like his sister and her friends would play, sticking a toe over the line between the good and bad sides of Georgia Street in defiance of their parentse(tm) orders to avoid lower Georgia, in the days when eoegood childrenedidne(tm)t venture past the 200 block." Vallejo Times Herald

SynopsisIt was a sailor's dream: more than 100 bars, casinos and whorehouses, just a short boat ride across the Napa River that separated the sprawling Mare Island Naval Shipyard from Vallejo, California.Why bother to head for San Francisco, about 25 miles to the south, when you could raise hell in Vallejo's Lower Georgia Street district?This was the city's original business zone, but over time the grocery stores, clothing shops and offices for doctors and lawyers were replaced by brightly lit joints that appealed to the sailors.Every time the United States got involved in wars, there were dramatic expansions in shipyard construction and repair. That meant big business for Lower Georgia Street as sailors on liberty poured into town.Top Navy brass made repeated demands on the city to clean up the problems. The district would improve, but only temporarily. In Vallejo, nothing before or since was as wild as the Lower Georgia district during World War II., It was a sailor's dream: more than 100 bars, casinos and whorehouses, just a short boat ride across the Napa River that separated the sprawling Mare Island Naval Shipyard from Vallejo, California. Why bother to head for San Francisco, about 25 miles to the south, when you could raise hell in Vallejo's Lower Georgia Street district? This was the city's original business zone, but over time the grocery stores, clothing shops and offices for doctors and lawyers were replaced by brightly lit joints that appealed to the sailors. Every time the United States got involved in wars, there were dramatic expansions in shipyard construction and repair. That meant big business for Lower Georgia Street as sailors on liberty poured into town. Top Navy brass made repeated demands on the city to clean up the problems. The district would improve, but only temporarily. In Vallejo, nothing before or since was as wild as the Lower Georgia district during World War II.

LC Classification NumberF869.V3R55 2017