#JORDAN IRL

[geonij31]

Hey Newsies Fandom, LETS TALK LODGING HOUSES (by someone who wrote a 13 page essay on them for a university class)

I’ve recently delved into the world of Newsies Fanfiction and I’ve been going a little crazy over some of the representation of the Lodging House so I thought I’d offer up some FACTS regarding some things I’ve seen. For this I’m going to focus on the N°9 Duane Street Lodging-House.

(If you want a basic idea without doing too much research or reading this post, just go watch the 1992 Newsies, it’s not perfectly accurate but it’s close enough.)

THE LAYOUT: the lodging house itself was 6-7 floors. The first floor was rented out to shops like some apartment buildings.

Floor 2: The second floor consisted of a large dining-room “where nearly two hundred boys can sit down at table” (Campbell et al, 1897, 122), as well as a kitchen, laundry room, store-room, servant’s room and living quarters for the lodging’s superintendent and their family.

Floor 3: The third floor contained the school-room as well as washrooms, leaving the two top floors for the dormitories.

Floor 4-5: Each dormitory was “furnished with from fifty to one hundred beds” (Campbell et al, 1897) with spring mattresses and plenty of comforters. There were also “private rooms” which were squared spaces quartered off by curtains for privacy. These beds, though more expensive, were almost ALWAYS filled.

A couple different sources mention the lodging house having a gymnasium (with a trapeze) but they can’t seem to agree exactly where the gymnasium was. My guess is it was on the 6th floor as mentioned in an article by The Journal. The attic was used as extra space for the winters when the dormitories were full.

COSTS: lodging was 6 CENTS (or 10 for a “private room”) and meals (breakfast and dinner) were the same price. Boys could have as many helpings of a mean as they wanted! Without paying extra! From what I could tell they didn’t serve lunch because the afternoon paper came out around noon and most boys just picked up something while they were out so they wouldn’t miss a prime selling time.

(Don’t forget that most papers cost 1¢ for customers so a newsie would only have to sell 6 papers to stay the night or get a meal)

AMENITIES: THEY. HAD. SHOWERS. They had access to both hot and cold water and free towels. Boys were expected to wash up after entering the lodging house. Also, as mentioned, there was a laundry room. From my understanding it was most often used to clean the sheets of the beds which were used every day, but there were also boys said to be around helping with chores, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they were also able to wash their clothes there when they wanted.

There was also a free clothes ‘closet’ with donated clothing for boys to access. It seemed most boys chose not to make use of it out of pride, but it didn’t go UNUSED. When a kid really needed stuff they would give it to them.

SCHOOLING: boys staying at the lodging house who did not receive a pass to stay out late were expected to attend the night school held there from 7:30-9. During the day the lodging house also held trades classes and other such courses for those who couldn’t attend a full day of school for whatever reason.

There’s so much more but that’s the basics of it and some of the stuff I’ve seen people get wrong (both in fanfics AND here on Tumblr) I’ve added photos from the Lodging house as well as some links of interest for those who want to go do their own research.

Campbell, H., Knox, T. W., & Byrnes, T. (1897). NEW YORK NEWSBOYS-- WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY COME FROM, AND HOW THEY LIVE-- THE WAIFS AND STRAYS OF A GREAT CITY. In Darkness and Daylight; or Lights and Shadows of New York Life; A Pictoral Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis (pp. 111–138). essay, Hartford, Conn. The Hartford Publishing Company. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://archive.org/details/darknessdaylight00campuoft/page/137/mode/1up.

^ Chapter IV: NEW YORK NEWSBOYS— WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY COME FROM, AND HOW THEY LIVE— THEY WAIFS AND STRAYS OF A GREAT CITY.

Riis, J. A. (1890). How The Other Half Lives. Charles Scribner’s Sons. November 23, 2024, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45502/45502-h/45502-h.htm#Page_82

^Chapter XVII: The Street Arab

Riis, J. A. (1908). The Children of the Poor. Charles Scribner’s Sons. November 23, 2024, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32609/32609-h/32609-h.htm#Page_122

^Chapter XIV: The Outcast and the Homeless

Smallest saving bank in the world. (1896, February 16). The Journal, pp. 19–19. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84031792/1896-02-16/ed-1/?q=Great+Depression&sp=19&st=image&r=-0.421,0.085,1.842,1.398,0.

[halitis]

idk man. i just wanted a new pfp ;p

[feng-shui71]

wesker but he cowboy... him and Jordan would serve ngl

Death Rides a Horse

[triple-to-stag]

god do I wish ucla was still in the pac 12 rn

[meiloorunsmoothie]

everybody needs this right now.

[fix-me-sixteen]

hate it when someone i know has a cool name. here i am, salivating over the chance to name my oc that, and there you are, real and i know you and you're named that. how dare you

[gordonstanheight]

do they need a third

[chimchiri]

Patreon Sticker&Print Club

I revamped my Patreon rewards and guess what - you can get access to any NSFW and art on any level now AND YES there are stickers and prints now!

I made some out of older and some newer art - so sign up and get them! The form closes on Sunday the 24th of November and everything will be shipped end of November or very early December.

Not sure what you may get? Feel free to check out all the available stickers and prints directly in the order Google form! (Though I cross-check with the Patreon list before I send them off, so don't get cheeky with me! Hehe)

Examples:

Prints are made from 250g/m2 luster paper, which has a textured surface. Personally I absolutely adore. I think it gives them a really beautiful finish <3

[littelestvic]

Ok haha whoops might have started having a slight Joker Out fixation ever after Eurovision2023 finished haha whoops silly me haha (help me)

[64-jungle-planks]

Fit to go see Jeremy Jordan tonight + bag contents!! I’ll update with photos and videos from tonight when it gets closer to the concert!

[swiftysilvers]

What do you think the mobs in minecraft think of the player. Do the villagers notice me running full speed through the village away from my mine just in case anything comes out of the trees to get me? Have they noticed that I live on a steady diet of literally just carrots? Does my horse know the reason I never take him out of his pen is cuz I worry about him getting injured or lost or something? Does my cat like my dog? Do my pets know it's an accident when I hit them trying to open a chest? Does the drowned that bugged out and just started spinning for 3 minutes straight instead of attacking me know it made me laugh? Do the armadillos know I feel bad when I scare them? Did the stray I built a house for in creative know how neat he is to me? Did the iron golem know that the reason I was mining all the time was cuz I wanted to heal him with iron? Does he know I'm sorry I didn't find any in time?

[sparkles-oflight]

Something something about sketching the JO members as if they were born and raised women and some ideas about how they'd dress up.

[mothinabottle]

Had PC Hana go through all kinds of temple shit just to see Jordan's scenes one more time cuz my other PCs were well past it (Loaded a previous save after that. She really is no material for the temple lol). And god...They actually have so much personality in the Kylar manor rescue scenes, and even afterwards.

I found myself feeling bad for them again and reminding myself why I like Jordan so much in the first place (Though Sirris still has me in a chokehold).

The way they can be so expressive in certain occasions. Wincing, getting flustered, being overprotective and sometimes funnily clumsy.

I wish we had more scenes with them, more hints as to why they have their hands tied when it comes to helping PC with some things. They are both an oblivious prick and a huge sweetheart.

[anadorablehedgehog]

i'm sorry can we talk about joker out apparently only having one concert in slovenia this year? and the fact that the only way you can get tickets is by winning them by buying poli?

it seems really shitty to me how much they are prioritising other countries over slovenia

[marvel0us1]

If you are going to Joker out concert i wanna warn you: THOSE GUYS ARE EVEN HOTTER IN REAL LIFE.

[phatcatphergus]

Did you see these

I did NOT?!?!

The first one would have gone crazy in 2020/2021 with the way everyone was assigning him a father left and right