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Thompson Street Tenement, 1800s

The Tenth Ward Social Reform Club wanted to demolish all of the rear tenements, which would help eliminate the unsightly outdoor latrines and clotheslines that permeated the Lower East Side.

Thompson Street Tenement, 1800s New York City

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