Artist Dadu Shin dramatically captures the health crisis in this illustration with The Times Opinion article
but one final trolley line remained in service until 1957 on Roosevelt Island (formerly Welfare Island)
even The Times was swept up by Beatlemania
mastered the daredevil stunt as a circus act and performed it for more than 40 years
“Like Rome Before the Fall
Street Peddlers Size:11" x 14" Artist Dadu Shin dramatically capturesAt the turn of the century, the Lower East Side was the first stop in America for European immigrants struggling to start a new life. The tenement lined streets, rather than being paved with gold, were filled with peddlers, noise, dirt and poverty, as evident in this circa 1915 photograph. Immigrants lived in the miserable conditions cramped, decrepit tenement apartments with little space, ventilation, or light, and no heat or plumbing. As an escape,