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Circa 1905. "Italian neighborhood with street market -- Mulberry Street, New York." 5x7 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Below is (almost) the same view from September of 2004. Unfortunately, I was about 20 feet too far to the north when I took it.
This reminds of The Godfather Part 2, street scenes with Robert De Niro. Vito Corleone meets the Black Hand.
Right in the middle of the pic is a New York Department of Sanitation street sweeper -- they were called called "White Wings". The first mechanical street sweeper built by Elgin Sweeper Co. was called the White Wing in honor of these gentlemen.
I can't help but think of the Dr. Seuss book about Mulberry Street. It almost seems possible in this crowded scene.
Free! (Just have to sweep them up yourself.)
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