Lower East Side: Birthplace of Dreams
By Heather Cross, About.com Guide
Tenement buildings were famous for crowded conditions. Learn more about tenement buildings at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
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- Lower East Side Visitor's Center
- Former Lower East Side Tenement Building
- Former Lower East Side Garment Factory
- Picture of Seward Park created by Lillian Wald
- Straus Square
- Former Daily Forward Building
- The Educational Alliance
- Young Israel Synagogue
- Kossar's Bialys
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