I'm going to post a few things here from time to time to help paint an accurate picture of life in this era. It just makes for more meaningful roleplaying in my opinion. Also, it's kind of nifty for me because when I do all the research for this stuff I get quite an education! As I find things in my searches that I think are helpful, I will be posting them here. Here's my first couple of links for those who are interested.

This one tells about the depravity and night life so to speak, though Roosevelt wasn't involved for another 5 years in our story.

http://www.thirteen.org/metrof...ed-new-york-of-yore/


These pictures are perfect to set the mood, but they are totally depressing too.... :(


http://news.yahoo.com/photos/h...s-in-1890-slideshow/