George Harrison
even The Times was swept up by Beatlemania
Commuters traveled to and from their workplaces in Lower Manhattan on the steam-powered Third Avenue Elevated line
Special guests joined the road trips
Artist Dadu Shin dramatically captures the health crisis in this illustration with The Times Opinion article
Street Peddlers Size:11" x 14" George HarrisonAt the turn of the century, the Lower East Side was the first stop in America for European immigrants struggling to start a new life. The tenement lined streets, rather than being paved with gold, were filled with peddlers, noise, dirt and poverty, as evident in this circa 1915 photograph. Immigrants lived in the miserable conditions cramped, decrepit tenement apartments with little space, ventilation, or light, and no heat or plumbing. As an escape,