[With apologies to Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.]
[127 Mott Street, c. 1939–1941. From the NYC Municipal Archives Collections. Click for a much larger view.]
And tell me what street compares with Mott Street in July, sweet pushcarts gently gliding by. Please imagine the pushcarts gliding. See also Delancey Street.
Click for a larger view and see if you can see the four people at their windows.
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July 24: A belated thought: check the WPA Guide:
The pushcarts on Mott Street from Canal to Broome, a block east of Mulberry Street, are relics of a thriving market that once embraced the four streets west of the Bowery. They sell ripe and green olives, artichokes, goats‘ cheeses, finochio (sweet fennel), and ready-to-eat pizza, an unsweetened pastry filled with tomatoes and cheese, meat, or fish.Notice that the exotic food pizza has to be explained.
The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers’ Project Guide to 1930s New York. 1939. (New York: The New Press, 1992).
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I spot 3 window observers
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ReplyDeleteWhen I see "Mott Street" all I can think of are chickens. Both the dancing and tic-tac-toe playing varieties.
ReplyDeleteI once saw the tic-tac-toe chicken! Or one such chicken, many years ago, with friends, one of whom knew where to find it.
ReplyDeletehere's a 1970's view
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Shine on, Italian bakery!
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