Everyday Resistance, Cultural Preservation, and Neighborhood Identity in Doyers Street
Watch Ruiyu's documentary here, or move through the exhibit pages to read the script.
Once known as the bloodiest street in America, home to gang wars, and Hollywood style ambushes and shootouts, Doyers Street, or the “Bloody Angle,” exemplifies how New York City’s Chinatown has changed throughout the 20th century.
Now, street seating, colorful murals, restaurants and barbershops define Doyers Street. Located at the heart of a vibrant, and bustling Chinatown, Doyers Street’s transformation begs the question of how Chinatown became what it is today. This exhibit documents that transformation throughout the 20th century.
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