The area of the Lower East side was called Alphabet City because of the surrounding single-letter streets: Avenues A, B, C & D.
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Loisaida
The term Loisaida (pronounced low-ee-side-uh) is a "Spanglish" version of the pronunciation of "Lower East Side".
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The workshop was ending, and we were using the last fifteen minutes to make our way back to One on One, where we started. As we walked by, I pointed my camera in the direction of the barbershop. This man walked into the frame, noticed my camera and stepped out of the frame. "No, no.…
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