Emashumini eminyaka amuva wekhulu le-XIX, iNew York ingahle iboshelwe ukubiza inhloko yemijondolo. Kuleyo minyaka, wahlaselwa abokufika abaphupha ngokuthola iphupho labo ezwenikazi elisha. Osomabhizinisi bathenga izakhiwo futhi babahlukanise nengulube encane, baphendukela ekhaya ezindlini ngamakhulu abangenamakhaya. Ngokushesha izindlu ngokwazo ziphenduke ukucishwa kwezici ezincanyana, ezimnyama nezingakholeki.
UJacob Risa, obokufika bemvelaphi yaseDenmark, wabamba iqhaza empilweni yakhe ebuphofini obugcwele. Ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa yokusebenza kanzima, wahlala eposini lentatheli. Wafuna ukukhombisa ubuphofu nobumpofu obukhulu, yena uqobo naye uqobo.
Ngo-1887, wathola isithombe futhi waqala ukufaka izithombe ze-copyright ezihlokweni zakhe ezenziwe emigwaqweni. Yize izilaleli zakhe zazilinganiselwe izivakashi ezivelweni zezinhloko zakhe azichitha emasontweni, ngo-1889 wakwazi ukushicilela i-athikili enamakhasi ayi-18 nezithombe zakhe kumagazini kamagazini ka-Scribener. Ngonyaka olandelayo, wamkhulisa futhi washicilela incwadi.
Umphakathi kaNew York nge-bang wamukela incwadi yakhe, okwabaningi baba yisambulo sangempela, evula umhlaba wobuphofu bomuzi, obekunganakwa ngamabomu. Yena ngokwakhe waba umngane futhi umphangi kanye nomsekeli wemibono yakhe yokuhlela kabusha imijondolo. Le ncwadi isabhekwa njengenye yamazinga ethu wezenhlalo yezenhlalo.
- Iqembu labesilisa elaziwa ngokuthi "ama-bandits roost" liboshwe e-alley ku-mulberry Street.
- I-shoemaker yomJuda ilungiselela umsele ohlezi esisekelweni samalahle lapho ehlala khona nomndeni wakhe.
- Abafundi esikoleni kwabampofu.
- Intombazane encane ibamba ingane ezandleni zayo ehleli emnyango.
- Amalungu eqembu leqembu elithi "umsila omfishane", asabise empumalanga yeNew York, abuthene ngaphansi kwe-pier eJackson Street.
- Ukuthandaza Izingane Endlini Yezintandane.
- Abafuduki abavela e-Italy bahlala nengane egumbini elisezingeni eliphansi lesakhiwo efulethini eJersey Street.
- Isitezi esingaphansi kwendlu ngo-11 Ladlow Street, lapho ezimeni ezimbi kakhulu ukulala khona iziphanzi.
- Amadoda adlala amakhadi.
- Umndeni wabane wenza ama-cigars egumbini labo. Ukusebenza kusuka kwabayisithupha ekuseni kuya kusihlwa kuya kusihlwa, bathola amadola angama-3.75 ngama-cigar ayinkulungwane. Evikini benza ama-cigar angu-3 000 ndawonye.
- Offitian base-Italian babhema ifoni endlini yakhe ethuthukisiwe ekugcwalisweni komhlaba eRiving Street.
- Amantombazane amabili ase-Italy e-Italy encane.
- UBharaki onamabomu amabili anamathele endlini yezitini.
- Abesilisa nabesifazane bathungatha egumbini elincane e-Italy encane.
- Izakhamizi esakhiweni esigcwele esidabukisayo, esingaqashwa amasenti amahlanu ngosuku. Amadoda nabesifazane abayishumi nambili balala egumbini elingaphansi kwamamitha amane ubude.
- UTommy uyisicoco sesicathulo.
- I-Mulberry Bend Square e-Italy encane.
- Abafana ababili abanokuhleka bantshontsha izimpahla ezivela eTrolley e-Hester Street.
NgoJanuwari 1896. Isixuku simi phambi kwe-facade eqandisiwe yesakhiwo esishisiwe endaweni yokushiswa kanye neJersey Street.
- Imindeni yase-Italiya yase-Italy ehlala emijondolo eJersey Street.
- Umfelokazi thuwu futhi ubheme ifoni egumbini lakhe eHudson Street.
- Izingane zidlala ngemigqomo e-alley phakathi kwezindlu ezinenzuzo
- Iqembu leziboshwa ezakhiwe esiqhingini saseBlacwell (manje isiqhingi saseRroosevelt).
Ngo-December 1895. I-Indian ebizwa nge-Mountain Eagle nomndeni wakhe benza imihlobiso yamaNdiya ngenkathi indodana yakhe idlala i-violin egumbini labo.
- I-Hester Street eNew York.
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