What is Lower East Side?
[[File:LowerEastSideTenements.JPG|[[Tenement]]s on the Lower East Side in [[New York City]]|thumb|right|200px]]'''The Lower East Side''' is a [[neighborhood]] in southeastern part of the [[New York City]] [[borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. The neighborhood is roughly made up of Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street. It is considered to be an [[immigrant]], [[working class]] area, but some parts of the neighborhood have been bought, repaired, destroyed, and renovated in recent years. Because of this, [[The National Trust for Historic Preservation]] put Lower East Side Manhattan on their list of [[America's Most Endangered Places]] At one time, much of the Lower East Side was [[tenement]]s or [[slum]]s, but many of these have been torn down or replaced by [[housing project]]s. During the late 19th and early 20th century, almost a million people lived on the Lower East Side, making it one of the most densely populated places on the planet. In the early to mid-19th century, many of the people were from [[Ireland]] and [[Germany]]. In the late 19th and early [[20th century]], many of the people there were from [[Eastern Europe]], including many [[Jews]]. Today, many of the immigrants in the Lower East Side are from the [[Dominican Republic]] and [[China]]. {{US-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Manhattan]]