Douglas215-219E.31stStreetBathroomopensewerpiperesidentspouredrefusefecesonfloorrathole1948
Douglas215-219E.31stStreetBathroomopensewerpiperesidentspouredrefusefecesonfloorrathole1948

Douglas215-219E.31stStreetBathroomopensewerpiperesidentspouredrefusefecesonfloorrathole1948


215 – 219 E. 31st Street tenement slum building 1948. This was an open area in a unused bathroom floor when tenants had to dump their excrement which led to lower floors. Much of the feces is splashed around the opening and a large rat hole can be seen near it.