The Manhattan Bridge, 100 years ago

Courtesy of The Bowery Boys website, a site devoted to NYC history - an amazing photograph of the Manhattan Bridge being built in 1909:

This photograph was taken from an angle roughly around the heart of the Lower East Side, currently the boundary of Chinatown where it blends into the old Jewish neighborhood.  My wife's family lives near that spot today, so it is fascinating to see it as it once looked.  And best of all, there's not a luxury condo anywhere!  Check out the original website if you're into history in general, New York in particular, and subscribe to their podcast.  It's great!

A nice quotation

"Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in. That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance."

- Abraham Lincoln