After reading the article of Jacob Riis and what New York City was like in the late 19th century, it informed me more of what times were like back then. Tenements seemed to be a one of the main focus back then being that it was constantly discussed throughout the introduction. What fascinated me most is who lived in tenements. While I was reading I came across information stating that the working poor immigrants mainly lived in tenements. There is also a wide variety of nationalities such as Italians, Irish, Germans, Jews, Czechs, etc. Originally, my understanding was that only a couple of different nationalities lived in tenements but I soon found out that it’s just as diverse as today’s society. Although there were poor immigrants who lived
