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New York

Lower East Side and Chinatown
Past & present.

The bend of Doyers Street is visible beneath the old elevated railway. Around Mott Street and Chatham Square, storefronts and upper-floor windows help locate the camera. On Henry Street and East Houston Street the photographs record rows of tenements from pavement level.

Lower East Side and Chinatown, then & now.

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Origins: New York - Manhattan

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Origins: New York - Manhattan

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Origins: New York - Manhattan is a beautifully crafted 352 page hardcover coffee table book, bringing the city’s rich history, iconic architecture and unmistakable character to life through then and now photography and captivating stories.

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