City - Little Italy NY - Mussel Man 1900 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
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City - Little Italy NY - Mussel Man 1900 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1900
Original Title: Clam seller in Mulberry Bend, N.Y
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location: 106 Mosco St
I can tell you now, I do not like clams, Sam I Am. I won't eat them in the dark and I won't eat them in the park. And if your smart you won't eat them off a cart!
Now there is a block of ice there, and you can see them molding themselves to the ice. There is a lot of water dripping down, so its melting fast, but I assume it was safe enough to eat. But its such a chance. You really have to be a real dare devil to chance one of these things. People were tougher then I guess.
Anyway, this location doesn't exist. Its a park now. The road ends in a Tee, the building across the street, that's still there. As of this writing, I believe its a mortuary, which may actually be very fitting. They totally redid the front though, but you can see its the same building. The others I'm not sure about, they look different.
There are some unusual rounded bottom bottles on the ground by the watermelons, they are soda bottles. I can't imagine they stood that well. I suppose with liquid they would stand like a punching clown toy, that's my guess. I'm curious what those bottles are on the cart.
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February 21st, 2020
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