I live in the Chelsea District of Manhattan, New York.
“The industrialization of western Chelsea brought immigrant populations from many countries to work in the factories, including a large number of Irish immigrants, who dominated work on the Hudson River piers that lined the nearby waterfront and the truck terminals integrated with the freight railroad spur” (Chelsea History). During the 1960’s and after, the Chelsea District was famous for its art and theatre studios. Nowadays, Chelsea is known for its main attractions and diversity.
During the times of immigration, Chelsea transformed mainly by the people that could afford to live here. When the area first came about, it was sectioned off for the “higher class,” and people how could afford it. Nowadays, there are many different types of people who live in the area. Currently, I don’t think that immigration has much to do with what is going on in the neighborhood. But I do think that immigrants were a major part of making Chelsea what it is today.
