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life on the Bowery
By Isay, David & Abramson, Stacy & Wang, Harvey
- ISBN
- 978-0-37550-322-1
- Publisher
- New York : Random House, c2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2000
From the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, nearly 100,000 men found shelter each night in places with names like the Dandy, the Niagara, the Palace, and the Grand Windsor Hotel. These lodging houses, located in the infamous skid row known as the Bowery, are almost gone now, but those that remain provide a fascinating view of old New York and a vanishing era. Isay, an awar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
