Review by racheldelaney - Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum

A review by racheldelaney
Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder

4.0

NYPL #17

Not nearly as dry as I generally expect history studies to veer into even with the best editing.

I've always known about the concept of Five Points and I know where to find the Third Point marker in front of the Manhattan Bridge.
What I didn't realize was just how much history I was treading over on my way to jury duty by Collect Pond Park (the Wikipedia search that sparked me seeking out this book at the library), taking the bus down Park Row, or producing a show in a converted tenement building around the corner from Centre Street.
This city is an incredible amalgamation of wonder and horror, and when I can leave my house again I'm going to do a side by side photographic tour of the neighborhood for my own map studies.

A review by racheldelaney Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder

A review by racheldelaney
Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder