1871: Rosalie Goodman, the Crazy Cat Lady of New York’s Lower East Side » Division Houses
On May 3, 1854, three old tenements on Division Street – like those shown here near Orchard Street in this circa 1861 engraving — were ordered torn down. No safety precautions were taken, and the two-story buildings with heavy brick chimneys came tumbling down on top of the crowd that had gathered to watch their destruction. The block of homes surrounding 170 Division Street was spared this time around. New York Public Library, Image ID: 809825.
ld houses in Division St. between Eldridge & Orchard Sts., 1861. New York Public Library, Image ID: 809825.
