2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

Mulberry Street (circa 1900)

NY Police Headquarters (1900)





City Hall, Park Row and City Hall Park (1911)



Macy’s 1890s




Macy’s Herald Square 1903




Macy’s 1906

Interior of a Standard NYC Elevated Railway Car (1902 - 1911)



1890s Women’s Walking Suit




Turn of the Century Police Billyclub

That first image of Mulberry Street is amazing! So many people - can you imagine how it must have smelled on a hot day!

I was stunned to find that pic. The smell would be bad on any day with that many people and no regular street cleaning.

I know - rotting vegetables, horse manure, unwashed people and other stuff we don't want to think about.......

Phrynne wrote: "That first image of Mulberry Street is amazing! So many people - can you imagine how it must have smelled on a hot day!"

I was thinking the same thing!

And I'm always amazed at how much walking the characters do in this series (in the Sebastian St Cyr books too, for that matter). They're all over the city!

Thanks so much for these. The author has described some of this to the point that I recognized the Mulberry Street scene (or my imagination, for once, was spot on).

You’re welcome!