Category Archives: Economics

Income

Posted on 9 November 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

Rudimentary Statistics Comparison of labor statistics over time is far too complex a subject to tackle here, but some points can be made. Manual or unskilled laborers were those who dug ditches, worked on farms, and took on any work … Continue reading →

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Vanderbilt Family

Posted on 17 October 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

When W.H.  Vanderbilt died in 1885, his will provided some insight into the confusion of mansions along Fifth Avenue. His  “heirs-at-law and next of kin” were Marie Louise Vanderbilt, the widow, living at No. 640 Fifth Avenue Cornelius Vanderbilt, a … Continue reading →

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Apartment Houses and French Flats

Posted on 16 October 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

The city newspapers were full of real estate advertisements then, as they are now. With the development of apartment houses — some targeted for the very rich — a new vocabulary began to creep in. These New York Times ads … Continue reading →

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Boarding Houses

Posted on 16 October 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

Looking for a Place to Live Classified ads in the 1880s will make it clear how wide-spread and well established boarding house economy was.   There were  ads in every edition of every paper for decades. From Gamber’s excellent historical study: [,,,]  … Continue reading →

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