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As an aside, some folks would say that the J-O theaters actually served an important function in our community and that with their closure, something is lost forever.

Samuel R. Delany wrote a really good book about this and his experiences called Times Square Red, Times Square Blue. Not a book to read if you are at all homophobic or squeamish reading about sex acts though.

Many, many references to Jane Jacob's The Death and Life of Great American Cities.