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Over the centuries, the coast of Lower Manhattan has been reshaped by tides, fires, demolition, development, and various colors of gentrification. Walk with us as we unveil details of Lower Manhattan's unique architecture, piers, and urban transformations.
How Historic NYC Dealt with Disease
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Daily life in New York City continues to be upended from COVID-19. Businesses, bars, restaurants, schools and museums have been forced to close their doors. Although these feel like entirely unprecedented times, the city has experienced public health crises before. One hundred years ago, conditions were ripe for the spread of infections. And not unlike today, marginalized communities, like new immigrant populations, often bore the brunt of the bad conditions and consequences. Many immigrant neighborhoods offered substandard housing, packing large families in tiny, dingy apartments. Globalization was increasing and people and goods were traveling more and farther. So was disease. All these factors contribute to New York City’s long and dirty history of disease and illness, especially on the Lower East Side.
The Fulton Fish Market: An unpublished Works Progress Administration (WPA) manuscript
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The New York City Unit of the WPA Federal Writers’ Project provided meaningful employment for more than 300 writers, journalists, editors and photographers during the Great Depression. Although the collection includes research materials and draft manuscripts for 64 books, only a handful were published, notably the New York City Guide, and New York Panorama. This week we are posting an article about the Fulton Fish Market from one of the unpublished manuscripts – Feeding the City. As is typical of many FWP manuscripts, the name of the author is not clear (it may have been “McLellan”), but it is dated: October 1940. The original format of this story can be found with other excellent blogs: here.
Pier 11
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View from Pier 11, March 26, 1936. "View of the contrast of 19th century dockside buildings and 20th century skyscrapers taken from Pier 11 on the East River, between Old Slip and Wall Street. The four tallest buildings are (from left to right): The Farmers Trust Building, the Bank of Manhattan, 60 Wall Tower, and 120 Wall Street."
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Ship docked at South Street Black and white image of the main deck of sail ship, Plymouth of Windsor, a Nova Scotia Bark. Main deck on a sailing ship, with lifeboats, facing South Street.
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\[East River with Tugboats] East River with various tugboats. Tugboats are heading towards the foreground. Each has bow, pilot house, and single stack visible. Bridge in the background.
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Examination of Patients Waiting to Board the Floating Hospital Crowd of children and adults waiting in a line to be admitted to Floating Hospital. Caption: Examination of Patients Previous to Admission on the Floating Hospital.
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Examining Patient Tickets and Applications Health Department inspector and Floating Hospital physician examining paperwork and documents before patients board the Floating Hospital boat.
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Health Examination on the Floating Hospital Doctor inspecting a young girl for illness before boarding Floating Hospital. A crowd of patients waiting in background. Caption: Careful Investigation of Suspected Contagious Disease.
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Line for Floating Hospital Doctor Examination Patients, many of them children, in line (on left) for health examination before getting on the Floating Hospital.
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Patient Inline for a Medical Exam at the Floating Hospital Pier Nurses and doctors are seen checking patients on the pier as patients wait in line to board the Floating Hospital.
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New York & Jersey City from Wall St.
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East River and South Street, with skyscrapers, New York City, 1932. (Roege 9309)
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Tugboats; Changing New York Pier 11, East River.
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Changing New York; Manhattan I View of the contrast of 19th century dockside buildings and 20th century skyscrapers taken from Pier 11 on the East River, between Old Slip and Wall Street. The four tallest buildings are (from left to right): The Farmers Trust Building, the Bank of Manhattan, 60 Wall Tower, and 120 Wall Street.
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"Theoline"; Changing New York Looking from on board the "Theoline" at the front of the ship with a crowd on the dock and buildings of Wall Street in the distance (from left to right): The Farmer's Trust Building, 60 Wall Tower and 120 Wall Street.
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Patients Ready to Board Group of Floating Hospital patients including mothers and children waiting to board ship.
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“Manhattan Casts its Reflection in East River,” South Street, from pier, ca. 1937. WPA Art Project Photograph. Photographer: Suydam. WPA FWP Collection, Municipal Archives.
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Patients On Line to Board The Floating Hospital Men, women, and children form a line on the pier to wait for entry to The Floating Hospital.
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Patients and parents boarding the Floating Hospital These patients and parents are boarding the Floating Hospital.
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Hudson River seen from the Woolworth Building, New York City, undated. (Roege 9302)
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