Auction 79 · Lot 220
(GERMANY). “Jews Quarter, Frankfurt, 1875.”
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
Place
1875
Description
Albumen vintage print (8 x 10 inches) mounted on card and captioned in a contemporary hand below.
summary
Established in 1462, the Frankfurter Judengasse was one of the earliest ghettos in Germany. Due to crowded conditions most Jews left the former ghetto during the 19th century and settled in nearby suburbs. The neighborhood, though historic and picturesque, became rundown so the city sought to redevelop the area and in 1874 razed the desolate buildings on the west side of the street (as seen in the present photograph). By the end of the 19th century most of the historic buildings in the Judengasse had been demolished.