Elizabeth, I know, I understand, however my parents were poor when they came here and they stayed poor for many years and they no family on either side to share with, so I really imagine we would have been in one of those cold water walk up flats you hear about. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth V Cardinal" <evc1369@comcast.net> To: "'margaret'" <pillango@nwonline.net>; <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: RE: [HUNGARY-L] How the other half lives > Margaret, > > In all fairness you really do not know how your life would have been if > your > parents stayed in NY. > > My Irish and German great grandparents came to NY in the 1850's and > 1880's. > My Hungarian Grandparents came to NYC circa 1900. Now I know the > Hungarian > grandparents lived in the tenements of NYC....my mother was born in > one....but they all went on to live better and actually very good lives. > > The Irish and German ones went to Long Island City which is just across > the > east river....they also did quite well for themselves. > > I doubt immigrants especially those without funds had it difficult no > matter > where they went.....at least at first. > > I am a native New Yorker....and have lived all over the US...currently > reside in South West Florida.....their is poverty and hardship even here > in > one of the wealthiest counties in the US. Except now we have Haitians and > Guatemalans and so on. > > > > > > Elizabeth V. Cardinal > evc1369@comcast.net > > >