On the Old Bowery: The End of Chinatown
Posted: February 17, 2010 at 6:33 am
CommentsOn this day in 1907, the New York Times printed an article that, in hindsight, teems with explicit racism. Entitled “Chinatown Doomed to Make Way for Bowery Park,” the piece is a snapshot of how many cityfolk perceived Chinatown at the turn of the century. The crux of the argument – replacing Chinatown with a [...]
