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  From the Tenement Museum Photo Archive, Part 3

  Today is the official launch of the Tenement Museum’s photo archives.  Their collection includes over 1,300 images culled from the last century, and is an extremely useful resource. Be sure to poke around [...]

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  From the Tenement Museum Photo Archive, Part 2

  As mentioned yesterday, we are featuring photographs from the forthcoming Tenement Museum photo archive all this week.  The big project reveal will be on Wednesday, so stay tuned. Today’s selection truly [...]

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  From the Tenement Museum Photo Archive Preview, Part 1

  On Wednesday, the Tenement Museum will officially launch its new online photo database.  The resource is years in the making, and features hundreds of pictures, some dating back to turn of the century.  The folks [...]

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  Grand Street History Uncovered in Wake of Fire

  It’s been more than five weeks since a fire on Grand Street killed one tenant, left scores of families homeless, and gutted the century-old tenement buildings at 283, 287, and 289 Grand.  Many of us who work [...]

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  The Belgian Blocks of Lower East Side Streets

  Before asphalt pavement became the norm, most New York City streets were paved with “Belgian block,” rectangular granite slightly larger than brick. The method was allegedly first introduced in the city around [...]

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  Tin Pan Alley Sheet Music Artifact at Tenement Museum

  Two years ago, the Tenement Museum’s curatorial staff and team of architects, conservationists, and contractors were busy excavating and stabilizing the fourth and fifth floors of 97 Orchard Street. Even though [...]

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  Eisner Brothers Building at 75 Essex for Sale

  There is some unfortunate news to report today.  The Eisner Brothers Building at 75 Essex Street is now on the open market. Allison B. Siegel, an educator at the Tenement Museum, provided an excerpt of the [...]

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  Antique Signs at 97 Orchard, Part 2

  Thanks again to Derya Golpinar, Collections Manager at the Tenement Museum, for writing this exclusive article for Bowery Boogie!  Here is part two in the series… First, a quick recap before we dive in. [...]