Flophouse
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A flophouse or doss-house is a place that has very low-cost lodging, providing space to sleep and minimal amenities.
Bunks in a Seven Cent Lodging House, c. 1890
A flophouse-style room
Chatham Square
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Chatham Square is a major intersection in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City. The square lies at the confluence of eight streets: the Bowery, Doyers Street, East Broadway, St. James Place, Mott Stree
Kimlau Square, a park located in Chatham Square; on left is Oliver Street; on right is St. James Place; the statue is Lin Zexu
Chatham Square in 1905
The Chatham Square Branch of the New York Public Library
The Kimlau Memorial Arch honors those of Chinese ancestry who fought and died for the United States