"LES: Beyond the Melting Pot" presentation at Mid-Manhattan Library
Known to many as America's "meting pot," the Lower East Side in New York City is arguably one of the most historically significant neighborhoods in the country. Explore over a thousand years of innovation and influence; from Native Americans and Dutch settlers to the epicenter of American industry -- from a shelter for the world's "tired, weak and poor" to modern day gentrification – the Lower East Side has adapted to many changes, often with great sacrifice.
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