NO. 1763ERA VI · BUILDERS · MANHATTAN

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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The Oyster Cellar
Number1763
EraERA VI · The Mythos
FamilyBuilders
BoroughManhattan
LocationNew York Harbor
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, an art census of New York City: 7,542 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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