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Mott Street

The spine of Manhattan's Chinatown, and a lane before the grid existed.

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Ink-and-wash illustration of Mott Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, tenement facades with fire escapes rising on both sides above street-level shopfronts. — Illustration

Mott Street: How One Block Became the Spine of American Chinatown

From a colonial-era farm lane to the commercial and cultural heart of Manhattan's Chinese community, Mott Street carries more than two centuries of contested,…