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minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI heard s things in NYC was the immigrants could look for work, and if they didn’t find anything they could go to the shore, get enough oysters to survive, and keep going.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoSo common, NYC streets were often paved with a mix of oyster shells.
minus-squareBarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThat must’ve been giving off a wonderful aroma. Especially combined with the cholera squirts of the era and ever present urine stank
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoLocal oyster place chunked the shells outside, covered the parking lot in fact. Attracted quite a feral cat population, but it didn’t stink. Also, I think you’re confusing modern “stink” vs. 1800s NYC “stink”.
I heard s things in NYC was the immigrants could look for work, and if they didn’t find anything they could go to the shore, get enough oysters to survive, and keep going.
So common, NYC streets were often paved with a mix of oyster shells.
That must’ve been giving off a wonderful aroma. Especially combined with the cholera squirts of the era and ever present urine stank
Local oyster place chunked the shells outside, covered the parking lot in fact. Attracted quite a feral cat population, but it didn’t stink.
Also, I think you’re confusing modern “stink” vs. 1800s NYC “stink”.