Street Peddlers gifts-over-100 "Awaiting the arrival of French

"Awaiting the arrival of French Ambassador Herve Alphand

who is only referred to as "his wife

carriages and cars roam outside the New York City landmark

Listens Patiently to Men's Complaints - Gets Wet Through and Is Covered With Mud

The city was marking the 200th anniversary of the 1811 plan that created a grid system for the city

Street Peddlers gifts-over-100 "Awaiting the arrival of FrenchAt 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,