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Retail court at No. 3 Ogrodowa Street
Here we see one of the many small retail courtyards animating the Old Market district, distantly reminiscent of a shopping arcade. Its broad entry archways allow for access of rather large delivery trucks .
Porter on Piotrowska Street
Close to No. 27 Piotrowska Street, a porter weighed down with a load of textile wares (various bolts of cloth) walks along the gutter in the photographer's direction. A young bicyclist cruises just a few feet behind him. Piotrowska Street effervesces…
The Scheibler farm - view from the water
A view of the pond on the river Jasień. In the distance one can see a group of farm buildings belonging to the Scheibler family. On Sundays or other days after work nearby Łódź residents would flock to the pond for rest and relaxation, perhaps to…
Retail court at No. 9 Ogrodowa Street (first courtyard)
A view of the first yard of the the former brewery of brothers Gehlig. By the 1930's no beer was brewed here anymore, and the space belonging to the factory had been rented out for use as stores and warehouses.
May 3rd Constitution Day Parade (intersection of Piotrkowska and Narutowicza Streets) 2
Representatives of the armed forces, clerics, and members of various social and political associations took part in these 3rd of May parades, which were organized by city government. This kind of public festivity was wildly popular, as we can see…
May 3rd Constitution Day Parade (intersection of Piotrkowska and Narutowicza Streets) 1
The 3rd of May National Holiday celebration. A formal procession complete with marching band makes its way along Piotrkowska Street. The year 1922 is embroidered on the banner of the National Workers' Party (a political party with anti-Semitic…
The Jewish Cemetery in Doły 2
A quarter in the new Jewish cemetery in Doły (a district in northern Łódź). The symbols carved into these tombstones are characteristic of graves for men. The tombstones (Hebrew/Yiddish matzevahI) face East as religious ritual demands.
Gated entryway leading into the Old Jewish Cemetery
Passing through these gates, visitors could gain access to the first Jewish cemetery in Łódź. Situated on Wesoła Street (the ironically named Joyful Street), the cemetery occupied a space now circumferenced Limanowski, Bazarowa, Rybna and Zachodna…
A rear courtyard on Zgierska Street, a corner of the Old Market Square
One of the houses located on the Old Market Square as viewed from its rear courtyard. While many residences in the Old Town seemed quite presentable from the front, sadly, some backyards were the very image of poverty and desolation.
The Old Market Square 4
Along the eastern frontage line of Łódź's Old Market Square one could always find a long line of horse-drawn cabs. The horse-drawn coach or droshky was the early-twentieth-century counterpart of today's taxi. On an advertising post (only partly seen…