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HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK CITY TENEMENT HOUSES |
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Written and created by Russ Fegles for Hist 360, 20th century American City, in November 2001. |
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As the immigrant population of Manhattan grew during the 19th century, housing capacity became an important issue. Land owners responded to the increasing demand by putting "tenant houses," otherwise known as tenement houses, on their property around the island, mostly on the Lower East Side. These tenements were notoriously poor, run-down and dangerous places to live. They are now famous for their vice and filth, and their history also tells the story of the immigrants in the big city. It is a story worth telling, as my research shows. |
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Origins and development |
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Living conditions |
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All images on this page are courtesy of the online edition of Jacob Riis' "How The Other Half Lives" located at http://www.yale.edu/amstud/inforev/riis/contents.html According to the introduction of this site, all images contained there are in the public domain. |
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This page was last updated 11/20/01 |
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