The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . A Row in the Sixth Ward. and he mentions the first of these groceries as oneon Center Street, just south of Worth Street, whichwas kept by one Rossana Peers, and about whichand its neighboring groceries that celebrated organi-zation of young toughs, the Forty Thieves, re-volved, At that time there were many respectable negrofamilies living in Baxter Street. Perhaps they were 380 ¥^ 1^. > * NEW York: city lifk tlie descendauts ot the uegro colony which was \)ogim in tho oarly
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . A Row in the Sixth Ward. and he mentions the first of these groceries as oneon Center Street, just south of Worth Street, whichwas kept by one Rossana Peers, and about whichand its neighboring groceries that celebrated organi-zation of young toughs, the Forty Thieves, re-volved, At that time there were many respectable negrofamilies living in Baxter Street. Perhaps they were 380 ¥^ 1^. > * NEW York: city lifk tlie descendauts ot the uegro colony which was \)ogim in tho oarly Dutch days. A trace of thisperiod still exists in thr house Niunbor -ii BaxterStreet, now occupied l»y a cheap clothing-storo andnumerous Five Points citizens, but which shows onits front a tablet indicating its use in a negrocharity. The negroes were forced to retire andthe Jews came in, finding a good field for theexercise of their qualifications in the assisting ofthieves to dispose of their plunder. To this daythe Jews of Baxter Street are an irreligious lot,reprobated even by their own people. We mustnot stand here too long, indulging in reminiscencesabout portions of the neighborhood which are invisi-ble from this }K)int, but through which we shallsoon make our way. With our eyes open, noticingnot only the buildings and the stores, but also themany types of people whom we pass, we makeour way toward Chatham Square. It is evidentthat we are not the only sightseers; soldiers fromthe fort
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