| Author: | Jacob A. Riis | ISBN: | 1230002092614 |
| Publisher: | Gbooks | Publication: | January 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jacob A. Riis |
| ISBN: | 1230002092614 |
| Publisher: | Gbooks |
| Publication: | January 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Lest anybody flatter himself with the notion that these were evils of a day that is happily past and may safely be forgotten, let me mention here three very recent instances of tenement-house life that came under my notice. One was the burning of a rear house in Mott Street, from appearances one of the original tenant-houses that made their owners rich. The fire made homeless ten families, who had paid an average of $5 a month for their mean little cubby-holes.
Lest anybody flatter himself with the notion that these were evils of a day that is happily past and may safely be forgotten, let me mention here three very recent instances of tenement-house life that came under my notice. One was the burning of a rear house in Mott Street, from appearances one of the original tenant-houses that made their owners rich. The fire made homeless ten families, who had paid an average of $5 a month for their mean little cubby-holes.
