Rare image of the original Tombs Prison being dismantled to make way for a newer structure, c. 1898. Apparently nothing was spared. There was a push to rebuild the structure in Central Park for nostalgic purposes but the cost was… Read More »Tombs Prison being dismantled, c. 1898
August 31 marks the anniversary of the passing of pioneering social worker Helen Hall, who died of natural causes in 1982 at the tender age of 90 at her home on the Lower East Side. Known as a “second generation… Read More »Helen Hall, pioneering social worker
Eric FerraraEric is a 4th generation Lower East Sider, professional NYC history author, movie & TV consultant, and founder of Lower East Side History Project.
The following scans were sent to us by Barry S. of Toronto, Canada. After reading an interview we did in the Toronto Star, Barry recalled the stories of the Bowery his parents would tell him as a child. They were… Read More »Sammy’s on the Bowery memorabilia
Each 4th of July in the 1910s, homegrown icon Dr. Henry Moskowitz led a movement to inspire a patriotic spirit in the Lower East Side immigrant population. Appointed by Mayor William Jay Wagner, Moskowitz’s job was to “arouse” immigrants to… Read More »Dr. Henry Moskowitz and Immigrant Patriotism