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John McGurk Suicide Hall
© 2005 Robert K. Chin.
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John McGurk was a saloon owner who opened a place on 295 Bowery in 1897. The saloon was really a brothel "raines law hotel" [1,2] many girls tried to commit suicide there because of poor working conditions hence the nickname. the saloon was forced out of business in 1902. 295 Bowery was recently the subject of a gentrification battle [3]. The buildings were torn down and Avalon Bowery was built in it's place in 2006.
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