{"product_id":"black-tote-bag","title":"Lower Manhattan NOW Tote Bag","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eABOUT THE \u003cb\u003eLOWER MANHATTAN NOW TOTE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe tote bag shows Lower Manhattan as it is today overlaying the 1609 Shoreline which surprisingly was very close to how much the area was inundated during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The city blocks rendered in white show New York as it was during the Revolutionary period and the red border delineates the city’s edge during that period. The city blocks rendered in grey show the city as it developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNew Yorkers carry around a lot of stuff:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003elunch, laptops, reading material, umbrellas, extra clothing, shoes, and anything that they may have purchased no matter what the weather.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen they leave home in the morning, they don’t frequently return until dinnertime or even bedtime.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eConsequently, they need a tote bag which is both spacious and will transition well from day into night.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a really rugged tote bag reinforced with vegan leather on the bottom for the straps.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eABOUT THE \u003cstrong\u003eLOWER MANHATTAN THEN AND NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003eMAP \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe map overlays five of the iconic historical maps that have defined this neighborhood. In the winter of 1766-67 as British soldiers were arriving to quell the restive population, General Gage tasked Lieutenant Bernard Ratzer with surveying the city.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe 1811 Commissioners Map gridded the city.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBy 1852 the city had extended north to 50th Street and John F. Harrison created the first map that showed the buildings on it.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEgbert L Viele’s topographical map of 1867 showed the watercourses in the city and is still used today.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe water’s edge has been changing as the piers have given way to landfill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis map can be bought independently, but it will also accompany the Lower Manhattan NOW Tote Bags.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cultureNOW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47694304674043,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/8412\/6715\/files\/Black_Tote_Bag-New_York.png?v=1788519239","url":"https:\/\/store.culturenow.org\/products\/black-tote-bag","provider":"cultureNOW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}