An Air of Permanent Mourning
An Air of Permanent Mourning The polarization between city and country is an old story, but now it is entrenched in the upstate communities that were sacrificed to provide water to the downstate metropolis. Luc Sante Share This is the third installment in a four-part series on the reservoirs of upstate New York. Constructed to supply water to New York City, these feats of engineering exemplify the social compact that undergirds ambitious public infrastructures even as they intensify divisions between city and country, wealth and poverty. Angler at Pepacton Reservoir, 2020. [Tim Davis] New Yor...
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