The Past was BAD in Boston (Hard Lives in 1800s Slum Tenements)

Boston’s slums had a terrible reputation with the police in the 1800s. Filthy, dark and foul - most of all neglected by unscrupulous landlords concerned only with making money. But there was hope for those who found themselves down on their luck in Boston, for some philanthropists were determined to turn these bad houses into ’Good Luck’ tenements. 📣 JOIN to support the channel as a Member: 👍 Support the channel (donations): Send a Super Thanks on the video page Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you. ▶️ Boston’s Savage 1800s Sweatshop Slums: ▶️ The Horror of Gotham Court – New York’s Notorious 1800s Slum Tenement: ▶️ Survival in Washington D.C.’s Most Evil Tenement: ▶️ New York’s FIVE POINTS SLUM Beer Dives - 1800s Underground: ▶️ The Brutal Life of an 1800s New York ’Dead Beat’ (Street Life in the Slums of Manhattan) ▶️ Survival in New York’s brutal FIVE POINTS Slum (The Bend on Mulberry Street): ▶️ Unimaginable Filth in 1800s New York’s Dirtiest Slum (Rag Pickers and Garbage Dumps): ▶️ A Horrific Night in a Filthy 1800s New York Flophouse: ▶️ Battle for New York’s Slums: ▶️ Hell Holes of the Five Points Slum: ▶️ New York Tenement Slums: ▶️ New York’s Brutal Back Alley Slums: ▶️ Dangerous Gangs of New York Slums: ▶️ The White Death (Slum Life): ▶️ Slumming it in the Tenements: ▶️ Evil Slums of Indiana: ▶️ Most Dangerous Slum Alley in 1800s Washington D.C: ▶️ America’s Most Dangerous 1800s Criminal Slum (Murder Bay): ▶️ American Slums and Tenements (Playlist): ▶️ Victorian documentaries (Playlist): ▶️ Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist): ▶️ Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist): ▶️ Criminal Past (Playlist): ▶️ Victorian workhouses (Playlist): Credits: Narration - CC BY - Images by City of Boston Archives and Boston Public Library CC BY-SA - Boston tea party by Boteapa #SlumAmerica #SlumLifeInAmerica #SlumLife #SlumHomes #SlumHouse #BostonHistory #BostonHistoryDocumentary #BostonSlums #BostonSlumsDocumentary #SweatshopsBostonDocumentary #FactFeast