No. 9 Duane Street.

Welcome to No. 9 Duane Street. Here you'll find the history of the the Duane Street Lodging House in Manhattan, circa the 1899 Newsboys' Strike.

If you're interested in the Brooklyn Newsboys' Lodging House, be sure to stop by the Brooklyn offshoot of this site, No. 61 Poplar Street.

As the site has quickly grown after its first year to 24 pages, I have now added a detailed site map.

Please don't forget to read the disclaimer.

Jul. 3, 2009.
"The LHs in Popular Fictional Media": New page created; Riis' short story.
"Daily": Basket ball match with visitors (see "What was available in the gymnasium?").
"Rules": Runaways.
"Misc": Observations from Riis in 1912 (see "What became of the DSLH?").
May 6, 2009.
"Images: Interior": Photo from New York In Fiction.
"No. 61": The Superintendent/Matron.
"Misc": Added Elizabeth Home to list of still-standing LHs.
May 4, 2009.
"No. 61": The playground. The flag. More details on evening classes.
"Park Pl. LH": Other LHs in operation at the time.
"Fulton St. LH": More building details. More details on costs and suppers. More details on Supt. Tracy.
May 3, 2009.
All 1899 LHs, incl. No. 61: Images from 1898-1899 atlases, plus commentary.
"Misc": Closest fire department. Non-newsboy use of "carrying the banner." More examples of the LH in popular fictional media.
"Fogg LH": Ground dimensions corrected.
"No. 61": Evening classes. Other types of industrial school classes. Holidays at the LH.

Is this website in any way, shape, or form affiliated with the Children's Aid Society, the Newsboys' Lodging Houses, or any of the fictional depictions of the Lodging Houses?

Not at all. While this site contains information on the New York Newsboys' Lodging Houses, the site itself is wholly unofficial, established out of personal interest in the subject.

Is everything here guaranteed to be 100% correct?

Sorry, no. I'm no academic expert on the subject. I can only guarantee that I've done a great deal of research on it (cross-referenced wherever possible), and this is what I've found to date, which is as accurate as I know it to be.

Where are you getting this information?

(Asked by Fang and Inky)

See the new "Resources" page.

You'll see me around the NML from time to time as LD.

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