A Falling-Off Place Patrice McDermott Her initial euphoria evaporated under

Her initial euphoria evaporated under the oppressive weight of reality: insomnia

Just as important as the official representations were the small gestures at hearths and doorways

and theme parks play in creating public cultures

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In Creating the Land of Lincoln

A Falling-Off Place Patrice McDermott Her initial euphoria evaporated underPhotographer Barbara Mensch's rediscovered photo archives and interview tapes capture symbolic transformations of Lower Manhattan. Many of the images are published here for the first time. The photographs evoke the passage of time by dividing the images into three parts: the 1980s, 1990s, and the new millennium (2000 and beyond). The photographer shares with the viewer: "I would shoot ruins of buildings, the demolition of famous waterfront saloons,