The East River Escape

Houdini goes into the East River in irons while the tugboats idle their engines out of respect. The crowd holds its breath one minute longer than comfortable, then the hand

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Number	2798
Era	ERA IX · The Bloom
Family	Hustlers
Borough	Manhattan
Location	The East River
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.