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
Turkish Night Club 2 Image descriptions: New York, New York. Turkish nightclub on Allen Street Joe Levy, Jewish-Turkish-American owner of a nightclub on Allen Street Turkish-American and his wife who own a nightclub on Allen Street. Their son is in… Read More »Inside a Turkish Night Club on Allen Street: 1942
from the VillagerPreserving Chinatown’s doo-wop era The web site of Lonnie’s Coffee Shop Eric FerraraEric is a 4th generation Lower East Sider, professional NYC history author, movie & TV consultant, and founder of Lower East Side History Project.
Thomas Greene Wiggins (1849-1908) was a former slave and indentured servant who began playing piano by the age of four and became one of the most celebrated musicians of the Civil War era. Thomas was born autistic and without sight… Read More »The story of Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, former slave and musical genius
