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194816 minPGdocumentary

6.6/ 10(23 ratings)• TMDB

Urban Gentrification Poverty Migration

In the Street

194816 minPGdocumentary

6.6/ 10(23 ratings)• TMDB

Explore the vibrant street life of 1940s Spanish Harlem.

Urban Gentrification Poverty Migration

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Explore the vibrant street life of 1940s Spanish Harlem.

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Janice Loebdirector

James Agee

James Ageedirector

Helen Levittdirector

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Images of street life in New York's Spanish Harlem during the 1940s.

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