East Village

...Used bookstores, small theaters, art shops, antique stores, coffee shops that held poetry readings, and so on lined the streets, and the Village became synonymous with an atmosphere of intellectual and artistic freedom. However, in the 1960s, the area's charm turned into trouble, and rents and other costs soared, forcing artists and writers to flee to SoHo to the south and the East Village to the east. The Village is rapidly losing its former self. ...

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "East Village" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…古本屋，小劇場，アート･ショップ，骨董屋，詩の朗読会を行うコーヒー店などが建ち並び，以後は〈ビレッジ〉と言えば，知的･芸術的自由の雰囲気の代名詞のようであった。だが1960年代になると，その魅力がかえってわざわいし，家賃その他が急騰，芸術家や作家は，南のソーホーや東のイースト･ビレッジに逃げ出さざるをえなくなる。そしてビレッジは，急速に昔の姿を失ってきている。…

※「イースト・ビレッジ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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