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The Tenement - A Closer Look

The Tenement - A Closer Look

Tenements housed a booming immigrant population in New York City, but the living conditions were harsh.

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> Interior “Window”To bring more light into the dark interior spaces, “windows” were often cut into the interior walls.

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