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A Return to the Five Points [FP1]
Recent mob outbreaks in Times Square have people concerned about rising levels of violence in the city. For some it evokes the city's reputation from the 1970s. But New York City has always held a bit...
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The Five Points Then and Now: Landmarks [FP2]
The landmarks of the Five Points were not artistic and architectural triumphs, but rather tenements, prisons, and churches. Using maps found here, I plotted the locations of sites that loomed largest...
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The Five Points and the Collect Pond: Ripples Through Time [FP3]
The story of the Collect Pond is integral to the story of the Five Points itself, and it is a prime example of the how the relationship we have with our landscapes can impact our social order. Real...
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The Five Points Then and Now: Ghosts of Tenements Past [FP4]
65 Mott Street, the first building in New York City constructed specifically for tenement purposes. April 2010. For such a small area, the Five Points really has a great deal of history connected to...
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