City - Elegant Apartments - 1912

Colourized photo from 1912 Original Title: 233 E. 107th St., N.Y. Rent sign states that these are "Eleganti Apartmenti." License was recently revoked and, after that, our investigator found eight families doing home-work there. It is in miserable shape. Location: New York, NY I wonder what its like to be rich? I wonder if other places are brighter looking? Our streets are so dark for some reason, but maybe its just the mood I'm in. Its unusual to see kids playing outside, usually they are cooped up inside making something with their parents. In our neighbourhood, everyone in the family works for a living. She must be cold, she isn't wearing a jacket, it is February after all, and there is snow on the ground. But I guess they can't afford a jacket, and so that is life...