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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tenement Tenement Raymond Bial Presents a view of New York City's tenements during the peak years of foreign immigration, discussing living conditions, laws pertaining to tenements, and the occupations of their residents. OL15853309W
Shutting out the sky Shutting out the sky Deborah Hopkinson Photographs and text document the experiences of five individuals who came to live in the Lower East Side of New York City as children or young adults from Belarus, Italy, Lithuania, and Romania at t… OL15856727W
Laundry day Laundry day Maurie Manning In turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York City, a shoeshine boy tries to find the owner of a piece of red cloth, venturing up and down fire escapes, back and forth across clotheslines, and into the c… OL16603813W
The weight of the city The weight of the city Will Rhode Residing in the penthouse apartment and reigning supreme is Morgan Honeysuckle: President of the Board. Her lust for control of the building overwhelms its colourful occupants - until Joe decides it'… OL24307511W
Maria's house Maria's house Jean Merrill When her art teacher asks the class members to draw pictures of their homes, Maria is heartsick because she lives in a tenement. OL4104648W
America's housing crisis America's housing crisis Bertha Davis Surveys the topic of housing in modern America, examining such aspects as the low-income rental housing crisis, public housing, and the question of renting versus buying a home. OL4290294W