on beer
A clergyman doing a survey of NYC in 1885 found that in one ward there was
“One saloon to every 200 population.”
– from the makingmaps blog
My favorite is 2nd St. between Avenue B and C: 18 saloons, one church. Doesn’t look like the church is still there, unfortunately, but there’s a firehouse at the other end of the block. I bet they wish the pubs were still there.