The Oyster Cellar

An 1850s cellar glows below the sidewalk, red balloon lamp at the stairs, all classes shoulder to shoulder shucking by candlelight. Six cents a dozen, the city's first great equalizer served on ice

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Number	1763
Era	ERA VI · The Mythos
Family	Builders
Borough	Manhattan
Location	New York Harbor
States	1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.