96 pages Foreword by Ari Forman Designed by Alexander Dawson 26.8 x 21.2 cm Language: English Hardback Publisher: Neal Santos 2023
La Ultima Bodega En Soho is the story of the last infamous years of the Paradise Deli (better known as, Wavies) in Soho, NYC, told through the lens of regular and ringleader, Neal Santos. Shot on his iPhone, Santos’ intimate images capture an authentic insiders view of the chaos and camaraderie at the Paradise Deli before the doors were closed. The foreward, written by the legendary Ari Forman, sets the stage for this downtown New York City tale of rich neighborhood history, blood-thirsty gentrification and a community that formed before jaws of real estate devoured it. Wavies was a cultural crossroad where diverse locals and non-locals congregated as friends and strangers. This book is a memorial to an era of downtown New York gone. But never forgotten.
