Monday, June 17, 2002

Another one of the longtime institutions in the Lower East Side; "Lillian Wald was a student at the Women's Medical College in New York when she was asked to organize a course of instruction in home nursing adapted to the needs of the immigrants living in New York City's Lower East Side. Wald discovered first-hand the squalid conditions in which many immigrants suffered, and in 1895, Wald created the Henry Street Settlement, determined to live among the poor to better provide a variety of volunteer services." From the Places where women made history 1:05:17 AM    comment []

Another one of the religious institutions that have survived the times and the exodus of its constituents. 12:56:23 AM    comment []

Took a long walk up East Broadway this morning. As you walk along the street I was constantly reminded of its past and that this was a place to move out of, to escape from; not move back to (alas I have always been going the wrong way). It was also a place that was kept together by its religious and social institutions, big and small. They provided the part of the community that allowed the residents to survive. A number of them still exist and are serving the needs of the new residents of the neighborhood. 12:53:26 AM    comment []