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@lronlacy.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 6:24 AM

#OTD in 1873
‘Tompkin's Square, New York - out for a breath of fresh air’
*Harper's Weekly* September 13, 1873
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Collection of Maggie Land Blanck
#Manhattan #LowerEastSide #TompkinsSquare #StBridgetsChurch

The church in the background is St. Bridget's Roman Catholic started in 1848 by famine survivors. It is at Avenue B and East Seventh Street. The church has been the center of a lot of controversy in the last several years as the Archdiocese of New York sought to demolish the building. In May 2008 an anonymous donor gave $20 million to save the building and provide an endowment for the parish.’
http://www.maggieblanck.com/NewYork/LowerEastSide.html

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