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The Hunt is a list of 28 historical images from locations around the Lower East Side; for each historical image, we’ve provided a clue to its location. Try to locate as many as possible. To get credit for solving a clue, check in at the location (tap the lock button to the left; if you’re in the right place, it will turn green).
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45 Essex Street icon

45 Essex Street

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Hebrew Institute icon

Hebrew Institute

2
Jarmulowsky Bank Building icon

Jarmulowsky Bank Building

3
Ratner's icon

Ratner's

4
Harry De Jur Playhouse icon

Harry De Jur Playhouse

5
Kletzker Brotherly Aid Association icon

Kletzker Brotherly Aid Association

6
45 Rivington Street icon

45 Rivington Street

7
Loew's Canal Theatre icon

Loew's Canal Theatre

8
38 Orchard Street icon

38 Orchard Street

9
135 Essex Street icon

135 Essex Street

10
75 Essex Street icon

75 Essex Street

11
56 Hester Street icon

56 Hester Street

12
Hamilton Fish Park icon

Hamilton Fish Park

13
Forward Building icon

Forward Building

14
Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged icon

Bialystoker Center and Home for the Aged

15
Rivington Branch, NYPL icon

Rivington Branch, NYPL

16
298-300 Grand Street icon

298-300 Grand Street

17
77-79 Delancey Street icon

77-79 Delancey Street

18
209 Madison Street icon

209 Madison Street

19
Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church icon

Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church

20
100 Forsyth Street icon

100 Forsyth Street

21
Mikveh of the Lower East Side icon

Mikveh of the Lower East Side

22
Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagodol icon

Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagodol

23
Katz’s Delicatessen icon

Katz’s Delicatessen

24
Congregation Sheveth Achim Anshe Slonim icon

Congregation Sheveth Achim Anshe Slonim

25
88 Division Street icon

88 Division Street

26
Seward Park High School icon

Seward Park High School

27
155 Rivington Street icon

155 Rivington Street

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