Map: Find Out What Manhattan's Sewers Smelled Like In 1910 What do bacon , ginko trees and Julian Assange all have in common? They're all scents that New Yorkers have complained about—and they all prove that we don't know how good we have it. Because as you can see in the map below, New Yorkers had a lot worse smells to contend with in 1910, like banana oil, gas, fecal odor and "strong fecal odor." [ more › ]
Aug. 23, 2013 - Gothamist