Tenement Life in the Early 20 th Century Background to Maggie: A Girl of the Streets.

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Tenement Life in the Early 20 th Century Background to Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

Immigration in the Mid-19 th Century

Massive Overcrowding The Council survey revealed that 495,592 people more than half the entire population of the City - lived in tenements. On the Lower East Side, the numbers worked out to 240,000 people to the square-mile.

Tenement Conditions

The End of Tenements

Resources used thehistorybox.com/ny_city/tenement_life_nycity.html thehistorybox.com/ny_city/tenement_life_nycity.htm

More information Tenement Museum located at 108 Orchard Street

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