Industrial Lower East Side, part 2: The 11th & 13th Wards, 1891
For well over a century, the Lower East Side's waterfront hosted Manhattan's primary industrial district. Among dozens of factories and...
“Perambulating Fountains” of the Lower East Side
Source: Directory of New York Charities, 1900 You are probably asking yourself, "What on earth is a 'perambulating fountain'?" Source:...
How crowded was the Lower East Side?
In the decades following the Revolutionary War, opportunists from across the globe poured into New York City seeking fortune in...
Industrial Alphabet City, 1891
Based on 1891 G. W. Bromley map For well over a century, the Lower East Side's waterfront hosted Manhattan's primary...
Rare photos of the legendary Steve Brodie
Outside 114 Bowery c. 1897 (left), scan of Brodie's 1896 liquor license (right)These are some rare images relating to Steve...