Roosevelt Island was used as land for New York City's prisons, insane asylums and smallpox hospitals before it was turned into a home for 14,000 city residents with the building of several high-rise apartment buildings. Pictured above from Manhattan | Viewing NYC

Learn the Fascinating History of Roosevelt Island Through These Vintage Photographs

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Roosevelt Island was used as land for New York City's prisons, insane asylums and smallpox hospitals before it was turned into a home for 14,000 city residents with the building of several high-rise apartment buildings. Pictured above from Manhattan