"In this volume, Andrew Dolkart documents, analyzes, and interprets the architectural and social history of 97 Orchard Street from its construction to its current use as a museum offering a lasting tribute to the legacy of immigrants and their children. This third edition updates the history of New York's tenements by adding the story of an African American waiter, Joseph Moore, who lived with his wife and stepdaughter on Laurens Street, now recounted in an exhibition entitled "A Union of Hope." With this added material, this volume provides a more fully realized account of the neighborhood, the city, and the range of residents whose stories are woven into the nation's history"-- Provided by publisher.