Descriptive Record 
Enlarge ImageIntroduction
Paterson's well-defined neighborhoods are populated by people who strongly identify with them — with neighborhoods, or "sections," such as Hillcrest, Lakeview, Peoples’ Park, Riverside, Sandy Hill, and Stoney Road. The feeling appears to be rooted in connections between residential and industrial development, between social identity and occupational identity. Therefore, because its exploration could illuminate important intersections between work and other aspects of Patersonians’ lives, "Working in Paterson" researchers selected the theme of "neighborhood and work" as a focal point of their field research.
About the Author
Tom Carroll is a folklorist and consultant who conducts community-based research for a variety of cultural organizations in the eastern United States. He lives in Pittsburgh.
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Fieldworker Tom Carroll interviews band member, during the annual San Rocco procession as it passes through the People's Park neighborhood of Paterson, New Jersey.
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View of center of Paterson from Garret Mountain.
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Looking west and south over the rooftops of a part of what was once the Dublin section, and is now populated mainly by Spanish speakers.
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Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., talks about the importance of Paterson's neighborhoods.
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