Tag: Harlem Connection

  • Craftspeople, Doctors, and Domestic Servants in 1880

    Craftspeople, Doctors, and Domestic Servants in 1880

    Mapping Historical New York allows you to look at the geographic distribution of trades in 1850, 1880, and 1910. Given how sparsely Harlem was settled in 1850, it’s really only the 1880 data and beyond that shows clear patterns. This first map is of Craftsmen in 1880. Note their presence in the Upper East Side…