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Essential New York: Lower East Side
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The Lower East Side, traditionally an immigrant, working-class neighborhood with a rich Jewish history, has in recent years experienced rapid gentrification. Despite A LOT of changes, many of the neighborhood's diverse local landmarks have survived into the 21st century.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park
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A group of Hasidic rabbis were among those who turned out to greet the President for the dedication of Sara Delano Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side.

45 Rivington Street
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Numerous health facilities were established in New York City following the outbreak of HIV and AIDS cases in the 1980s. From 1993 to 1994, this building was converted to Rivington House, a VillageCare-operated nursing home for people living with AIDS. The architecture firms of Perkins & Will and Davis, Brody & Associates were responsible for the conversion. Rivington House opened in 1995 as the largest residential healthcare facility for AIDS patients in New York City and, perhaps, the nation. Equipped with 219 beds and an outpatient treatment center, it was originally considered an end-of-life nursing home for most of its patients; length of stay was 12 to 15 days and the death rate stood at nearly 50%. By 1997, new drug therapies were prolonging the lives of many people living with AIDS and, as a result, the death rate at Rivington House declined by 20% and the length of stay increased to 120 days.

147 Forsyth Street
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“Young men in front of 147 Forsyth St. Neighborhood Guild Library in hall bedroom over front door, parent of Rivington St. Branch.” The University Settlement Society of New York, was founded in 1886 as The Neighborhood Guild, a settlement house on Forsyth Street. The organization provided lodging, social services, and education to new immigrants arriving in New York. Today, University Settlement continues to operate on the Lower East Side at 184 Eldridge Street (the “Rivington St. branch” referenced in the photo caption).

45 Rivington Street
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P.S. 20, Rivington Street, 1920. P.S. 20 opened in 1899 when the Lower East Side was a neighborhood of poor immigrant families living in crowded, dark and decaying tenements. In contrast, the public schools designed by C.B.J. Snyder offered a rigorous education in classrooms that maximized natural light, fresh air and ventilation. The fifth story of P.S. 20 contained a library, reading room, separate gyms for girls and boys and manual training rooms for carpentry, drafting and modeling. The rooftop playground offered a large space for a variety of open-air activities, far above the congested and dirty streets below. The red-brick school later became the Rivington House, a nursing home which provided hospice care to AIDS patients. The building was sold to a private developer in 2015, after deed restrictions were lifted, leading to public outcry and scrutiny of de Blasio administration practices.

University Settlement House
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University Settlement House, 184 Eldridge Street, ca. 1900. Stanton Coit and Charles Bunstein Stover established the University Settlement in 1886, in a tenement on Forsyth Street. Originally known as the Neighborhood Guild, since its founding, the institution has provided social services and education for the waves of immigrants who settled on the Lower East Side. President Franklin D. Roosevelt — who, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, spoke at the 1898 dedication of the Settlement's present Eldridge Street building — once described the University Settlement as "a landmark in the social history of the nation."

On the Lower East Side
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The Forward’s offices were at 175 East Broadway, just opposite Seward Park, in the heart of the Jewish Lower East Side. Naturally, local news was big news.

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University Settlement House

University Settlement House, Eldridge & Rivington Sts.

36 Delancey Street

Board of Water Supply. City Water Tunnel No. 1. Geological test borings on Delancey Street and Forsyth Street. Showing Terry core drill. November 16, 1910.

38 Delancey Street

Board of Water Supply. City Water Tunnel No. 1. Geological test borings on northeast corner of Delancey Street and Forsyth Street. Showing Star rig. October 8, 1910.

38 Delancey Street

Board of Water Supply. City Water Tunnel No. 1. Geological test borings. Camera in center of Delancey Street, at west curb line of Forsyth Street, looking north. July 25, 1911.

173 Eldridge Street

173 Eldridge Street, New York City, September 25, 1917. Photographed for Joseph P. Day.

17 Rivington Street

17 Rivington Street, at the southwest corner of Rivington and Chrystie Street, New York City, undated (ca. February 1917).

45 Rivington Street

45 Rivington Street

Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Delancey Street (1) Forsyth Street, west side, north from Delancey, to Easp Houston Streeta. July 18, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The saae, frem Rivington Street. July 18, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same; from a view point further northward, (Stanton Street). July 18, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

45 Rivington Street

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

\[From Canal Street facing north.] View facing north from Canal Street over the Sarah D. Roosevelt Park towards Midtown.

177 Chrystie Street

Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Rivington Street

177 Chrystie Street

Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Rivington Street Chrystie Street, west side, south from but not including Rivington Street, to but not including Delancey Street. The view also shows Rivington Street, west from Forsyth Street, to the Bowery. The clearance in the foreground is the site for the Roosevelt Park. July 23, 1930 F. L. Sperr. No Reproductions

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Lower East Side rabbis cheering President Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 29, 1940

8 Stanton Street

Front of #10 and #12 Stanton Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows front of #10 and #12 Stanton Street as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set up in front of buildings. Photo shows Sol's (a bar or tavern) and two men sitting in #12 right-hand window. Original photographic logbook reads: Camera set in front of #10 and #12 Stanton Street, showing front of buildings.

8 Stanton Street

Front of #16 and #18 Stanton Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows front of #16 and #18 Stanton Street as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set up in front of buildings. Photo shows B & W Electrical Contractors, Stanton Boys, laundry hanging out to dry on the fire escape above the empty storefront of #18, and a resident of #18 watching the photographer from the far-right third-floor window. Original photographic logbook reads: Camera set in front of #16 & #18 Stanton Street, showing front of building.

8 Stanton Street

Parcel 14 on Stanton Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative documents view of L-shaped building of Parcel 14 on Stanton Street between Chrystie Street and the Bowery as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows buildings, pedestrians, and automobile.

11 Stanton Street

Stanton Street Sidewalk: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents the sidewalk on the north side of Stanton Street west of Chrystie Street looking west, as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows sidewalk, pedestrians, buildings, storefronts, and automobiles.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Southeast Corner of Sara D. Roosevelt Park Comfort Station: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows southeast corner of Sara D. Roosevelt Park comfort station as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera looking north. Also shows park grounds and trees.

24 Stanton Street

Parcels 15 and 16 on Stanton Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative documents buildings of Parcels 15 and 16 on Stanton Street at the corner of Chrystie Street as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows buildings, automobiles, pedestrians, clock, and signage including dry cleaner's sign.

205 Chrystie Street

Sara D. Roosevelt Park: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents Sara D. Roosevelt Park from 150 ft. west of the west curb of Forsyth Street on the south side of the North Stanton Street building line looking west at Chrystie Street, as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows park, pedestrians, street, sidewalk, park buildings, automobiles, and storefronts on other side of park.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Sara D. Roosevelt Park: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows Sara D. Roosevelt Park as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set 125 feet west of Forsyth Street west curb and 125 feet north of north Stanton Street building line, looking east. Shows grounds, builidng, benches, and trees of park, and public school building in background.

17 Rivington Street

Job btw Delancey Street and Stanton Street: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Photograph documents an ariel view of a job between Delancey Street and Stanton Street looking northwest from the roof of 146 Forsyth Street, as part of the construction and maintenance of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows roofs.

8 Stanton Street

Parcels 14 and 15 on Chrystie Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative documents buildings of Parcels 14 and 15 on Chrystie Street at the corner of Stanton Street as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows buildings, roadway, snow piles, and signage including dry cleaner's sign.

209 Chrystie Street

Stanton Street at Chrystie Street Sidewalk: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents the sidewalk on the northwest corner of Chrystie Street and Stanton Street looking west, as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows sidewalk, pedestrians, buildings, storefronts, signage, street, and automobiles.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Northwest Corner of Sara D. Roosevelt Park Comfort Station: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows northwest corner of Sara D. Roosevelt Park comfort station as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera looking south. Also shows park grounds, benches, and trees.

213-219 Chrystie Street

Parcel 14 on Chrystie Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative documents L-shaped building of Parcel 14 on Chrystie Street between E. Houston Street and Stanton Street as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows buildings, roadway, automobiles, and signage, including Mechanics Lumber Company.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Sara D. Roosevelt Park: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows Sara D. Roosevelt Park as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set 12 feet west of Forsyth Street west curb and 75 feet north of north Stanton Street building line, looking north. Shows grounds, benches, walk, wall and railing, and trees of park.

205 Chrystie Street

Barricades and Decking on Corner of Chrystie and Stanton Streets: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows barricades and decking on corner of Stanton and Chrystie Streets as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set on east side of Chrystie and Stanton Streets, looking southwest. Also shows construction workers, buildings, and signage.

203 Chrystie Street

Face of 203 Chrystie Street: Chrystie Street Connection Negative shows face of 203 Chrystie Street as part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Camera set in front of building, looking west. Also shows fire escape and signage.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Park on the East Side of Chrystie Street Roadway Looking Southeast: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) As part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA), negative documents the park that stretches along the east side of Chrystie Street between Canal Street and Delancey Street. Camera facing southeast, showing swings, grounds, railings and wall of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Park Walk on West Side of Sara D. Roosevelt Park between Grand and Delancey Streets: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) As part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA), negative documents a park walk on the west side of Sara D. Roosevelt Park between Grand and Delancey Streets. Camera inside park, facing north. Shows grounds, trees, wall and railing of Sara D. Roosevelt Park, and buildings of Chrystie Street to the west.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Chrystie Street Roadway at Park Opposite 67 Chrystie Street Looking East: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents the roadway looking east at park wall opposite 67 Chrystie Street between Canal Street and Delancey Street as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows sidewalk, street, railings and wall of Sara D. Roosevelt Park .

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Park on the East Side of Chrystie Street Roadway Looking South: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) As part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA), negative documents the park that stretches along the east side of Chrystie Street between Canal Street and Delancey Street. Camera facing south, showing seesaws, people, grounds, railings and wall of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Chrystie Street Roadway Looking North: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents the roadway looking north along Chrystie Street between Canal Street and Delancey Street as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows signage, automobiles, trucks, street, construction work, and decking.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Gas Bypass Trench in Park Near Intersection of Grand and Chrystie Streets: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) As part of the documentation of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA), negative documents gas bypass trench inside Sara D. Roosevelt Park near the intersection of Grand and Chrystie Streets. Camera in Sara D. Roosevelt Park looking west at trench. Shows trench, construction workers, construction equipment, onlookers, and trees, railing and wall of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Park on the East Side of Chrystie Street Roadway Looking North: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents the park walk on the east side of Chrystie Street between Canal Street and Delancey Street looking north as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows grounds, benches, railings, and wall of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Park on the East Side of Chrystie Street Roadway Looking North: Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA) Negative documents the park ground on the east side of Chrystie Street between Canal Street and Delancey Street looking north as part of the construction of the Chrystie Street Connection (NYCTA). Shows signage, automobiles, trucks, street, construction work, grounds, railings, and wall of Sara D. Roosevelt Park.

Garden of Eden

Eldridge Street Garden with Mr. Purple, 213-215 Eldridge Street

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Manhattan: Houston Street (East - Chrystie Street Roosevelt (Sarah Delano) Park: A set of 4 views of the clearance between Chrystie (left) and Forsyth (right) Streets, northward from several different points, to East Houston Street,which will be improved as a play area and dedicated to the mother of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. These Views are progressively from Hester (No. 1), Grand (No. 2), Delancey (No. 3) and Rivington Streets. Nos. 1 and 2 shows the Libby Hotel standing on the north side of Delancey Street and about to be razed. October 7, 1930. Views 1, 2 & 3. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

20 Rivington Street

Manhattan: Rivington Street - Chrystie Street Rivington Street, east of Chrystie Street, showing in the background a station of the Second Ave. Elevated Line. The demolition in the foreground, 1 is for the new Sarah Delano Roosevelt Park. May 9, 1930. P. L. Sserr.

42 Rivington Street

Manhattan: Rivington Street - Forsyth Street Rivington Street, nos. 34-42, Manhattan. c.1920 34 Rivington St. is at the far left, across the street. The second building from the right (Insurance') is the law office of Frank & Wolfson; the sign in the window reads "Main Office 299 B'way.' The building at the right, no. 42, is the real estate office of L. Goldfarb. Gift of Mrs. Vincent Gilpin, West Chester, Pa.

8 Stanton Street

Manhattan: Stanton Street - Bowery (1) 2 to 16 Stanton Street, at, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of the Bowery. Nos. 4 to 8 are 3-story frame houses. In the foreground, is the Third Ave. Elevated Line. May 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing a closer view of Nos. 2 to 8. Nos. 4 to 8 are 3-story frame houses. 1932\. J. Clarence Davies,Collection Museum of the City of New York. Negative No. 139.

45 Rivington Street

From School to Nursing Home

45 Rivington Street

From School to Health Centers: The Story Behind Rivington House

Chrystie Street and Rivington Street

Fires, accidents and tragedies - \[Fire in a building.] Fire in house to be demolished, at Chrystie near Rivington Streets, July 23, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

147 Forsyth Street

195 Forsyth Street

Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Stanton Street 195 Forsyth Street, adjoining the N.W. corner of Stanton Street. July 18, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

34 Rivington Street

Manhattan: Rivington Street - Forsyth Street 34.-28 Rivington Street, at, adjoining, and west of the N.W. corner of Forsyth Street. These buildings will be demolished for the Sarah Delano Roosevelt Park. July 18, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

45 Rivington Street

The Lifting of the Deed

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Manhattan: Houston Street (East - Chrystie Street Roosevelt (Sarah Delano) Park: A set of 4 views of the clearance between Chrystie (left) and Forsyth (right) Streets, northward from several different points, to East Houston Street,which will be improved as a play area and dedicated to the mother of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. These Views are progressively from Hester (No. 1), Grand (No. 2), Delancey (No. 3) and Rivington Streets. Nos. 1 and 2 shows the Libby Hotel standing on the north side of Delancey Street and about to be razed. October 7, 1930. Views 1, 2 & 3. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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