A presentation based on an in-depth research into the men of New York in the 1920\'s. Specifically focused on the men of Harlem, but the full project suggests a deeper study of 5 distinct areas: Harlem, Midtown, Greenwich, Brooklyn and the Battery.
2. N e w Yo r k C i t y i n t h e 1 9 2 0 ’ s w a s t h e p i n n a c l e o f t h e
American experience. With the economy booming at
the end of world war one, millions were migrating
to the bustling metropolis and every man found his
place in the city of ambition.
Countless novels, movies, documentaries, books and
poems describe with great detail the men, women
a n d c h i l d r e n o f 1 9 2 0 ’ s N e w Yo r k .
My focus is on 5 very different men, from 5 very
different worlds, living very different lives, in one
v e r y d i f f e r e n t c i t y. . . T h e c i t y o f t h e f u t u r e .
They were urban men of desire and ambition deliri-
ous in their pursuit of success and monumental in
t h e i r c o n q u e s t o f r e a l i t y . T h e m e n N e w Yo r k C i t y .
Payam K. Imani