The Pushcarts of the Lower East Side (Rewind)

About this episode

This episode explores the history of pushcarts on the Lower East Side before the advent of food trucks.

Before there were food trucks and hot dog carts, there were pushcarts, mostly concentrated on the Lower East Side in the late 19th century.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Meyers, Greg Young

Topics covered

• pushcarts
• Lower East Side
• food history
• 19th century
• urban culture

Keywords

• pushcarts
• Lower East Side
• food trucks
• hot dog carts
• 19th century
• urban history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Lower East Side

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