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The photos that exposed NYC slums

The photos that exposed NYC slums “The world forgets easily, too easily, what it does not like to remember.”

Resources:
A History of Housing in New York City by Richard Plunz

On Housing Conditions in St. Louis
How the Other Half Lives
Other Riis writings

Riis photo archives



In this video:
Cities: How They Grow (1952)
Immigration (1946)

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