two things stood out: no plastic. shopping bags, grocery and food containers, all cloth or paper. Also: nearly everyone is over-weight. New York has been very fitness-minded for a few decades now, but by the looks of the population - at least here on the LES - it looks like this neighborhood was all about work and getting home to eat. No one looks very happy btw.
Fascinating. Almost everyone still wearing hats, except for a few of the younger guys. How did people wear those heavy overcoats though? I'd get shoulder ache.
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two things stood out: no plastic. shopping bags, grocery and food containers, all cloth or paper. Also: nearly everyone is over-weight. New York has been very fitness-minded for a few decades now, but by the looks of the population - at least here on the LES - it looks like this neighborhood was all about work and getting home to eat. No one looks very happy btw.
4:31 Joe Langbord Hosiery 145 Orchard St.
Fascinating. Almost everyone still wearing hats, except for a few of the younger guys. How did people wear those heavy overcoats though? I'd get shoulder ache.
At 2:20, I believe the elderly woman is wearing men’s shoes. They are 2x the size of her feet.