Origins
Simon credits his editor John Sterling with the suggestion that he observe a single corner in Baltimore. Simon believes Sterling was expecting a neighborhood story but he knew that "the corner" also had connotations for Baltimore's open-air drug markets. He took a second leave of absence from the Baltimore Sun in 1993 to research the project. The authors eventually spent three years working with the people of the neighborhood.
Read more about this topic: The Corner: A Year In The Life Of An Inner-City Neighborhood
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