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View Newsletter With Images    |    View Large Print Newsletter October 2007:     Did You Know              New From The Museum             Upcoming Events          Museum Shop   Did You Know: During the mid 19th century, the Lower East Side had more watering holes than it does today. In 1865, sanitary inspector Dr. J.T. Kennedy counted 526 drinking establishments in the area bounded by Division, Rivington, Norfolk, and the Bowery. According to Kennedy, “Germans, principally mechanics, predominate in this district, and having brought with them from the ‘Fatherland’ all of their institutions, not excepting ‘lager beer,’ they present excellent illustrations of the effects of healthful out-door exercise and clannish enjoyment.” At 97 Orchard Street, Bavarian-born John Schneider ran a lager bier saloon from 1864 to 1886. He was not alone: in 1882, the New York Herald published a map of “Liquordom” (below) on the Lower East Side that counted saloons operating 94, 98, and 111 Orchard Street. The Herald suggested that temperance advocates believed that the profusion of saloons invited disturbances and crime.   UPCOMING EVENTS Oct 25: Forgotten Ellis Island Release party for the new book & film about the immigrant hospital on Ellis Island. Oct 29: Crossing the BLVD Multimedia performance based on the acclaimed book about immigrants in Queens. Nov 6: Biography Of A Tenement Publication party for paperback printing of Andrew Dolkart's acclaimed profile of 97 Orchard Street. MUSEUM SHOP Ellis Island Portraits A stunning collection of photos taken at Ellis Island between 1904 and 1920. Buy Now At The Edge of a Dream The Museum's new book captures the history of the Jewish Lower East Side. Buy Now   New From the Tenement Museum Make Your Flag Visit wearemulticolored.com & create a flag that expresses your unique national identity. We Are Multicolored is the newest installment in the Museum's Digital Artists in Residence Program.   Map Your Heritage Visit the NYC Immigrant Heritage Trail & create your own heritage tour of New York. The NYC Immigrant Heritage Trail is a new site that explores New York's immigrant history. Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Let us know at lestm@tenement.org