New York . J^^^^^^ yffj^. THE BOWERY. A thoroughfare of world-wide fame. It derived its name from the bouweries or farms between which it ran during the old Dutch days. Inlater years the lower end grew to be a series of dives, saloons, shows, etc., and became the favorite resort of a tough element. Here the peculiar type of swagger-ing ruffian, the Bowery Boy, was developed. The street has lost much of its former bad repute, and the boy has disappeared. The milder young toughs oftoday are in turn giving way to the frugal and good-natured German and Jew. Better shops are being opened year by ye
New York . J^^^^^^ yffj^. THE BOWERY. A thoroughfare of world-wide fame. It derived its name from the bouweries or farms between which it ran during the old Dutch days. Inlater years the lower end grew to be a series of dives, saloons, shows, etc., and became the favorite resort of a tough element. Here the peculiar type of swagger-ing ruffian, the Bowery Boy, was developed. The street has lost much of its former bad repute, and the boy has disappeared. The milder young toughs oftoday are in turn giving way to the frugal and good-natured German and Jew. Better shops are being opened year by year. The Bowery now boasts the largestsavings bank in the world.
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