New York, New York -
Tenement Museum
Experience what it was like to live as a poor European immigrant in New York City.
- Address:
- 97 Orchard St., New York, NY
- Directions:
- Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, on Orchard St. between Broome and Delancey Sts.
- Hours:
- Daily, times vary. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 212-431-0233
The romance of low-rent survival in a pestilence-infested 19th century New York City tenement is brought to life in the Tenement Museum. It's a real tenement, shuttered for 50 years, slowly being restored and reopened apartment-by-apartment. Each tells the story of a different immigrant family that actually lived in it, stressing a rainbow of ethnicities and range of time periods. Kind of like a modern-day reality show, except all the contestants are dead.
The museum does a good job of recreating the tenement's oppressive physical space and lack of amenities, although it would help recapture the moment if you can tour on a sweltering summer day and imagine the smell of overflowing cesspools wafting through the windows.
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