Category: Harlemscape
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Lenox and 135th Street
This photo of a Harlem street scene is labeled Lenox and 135th Street, and is dated March 23, 1939: Where exactly was the photo taken? First of all, the metal structure on the left (note the rivets holding it together, showing that it’s a metal structure): is clearly a subway entrance: that has a newsstand…
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Harlem Garlic Pepper
Enhance all your recipes from pasta, rice and veggies to meat, poultry and fish with Badia Harlem Garlic Pepper, a zesty blend of black pepper and granulated garlic with just a touch of salt for added flavor. How to Give Back (for free) HarlemWorld has a great article on how to give back to the…
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Shams De Barron – Harlem Housing Activist
Newsy offers an in-depth look at the homelessness crisis on America’s streets through the eyes of Shams DaBaron (AKA “Da Homeless Hero“) and others experiencing homelessness. Shams puts forth his ambitious “housing-first” program as a solution to the city’s homelessness crisis and a national model for housing those in need. https://www.newsy.com/stories/in-real-life-homeless-hero/ As Seen In Harlem
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Uptowner Reports on CB11 and DSNY
Jessica Elliott, chair of the environment, open spaces and parks committee for Community Board 11 in East Harlem, argues that the neighborhood is oversaturated with sanitation facilities. It also hosts a garage for Manhattan District 10, the Manhattan Cleaning Lot and various parking lots. The lot on East 123rd Street is taking up land that the city…
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7th Avenue
Ephemeral New York highlighted a postcard recently that featured a broad, earthen boulevard, stately apartment buildings, and horses and carriages. The postcard clearly states it was taken on 7th Avenue, but where? Ephemeral New York suggested that the regularity of buildings on view would suggest it’s uptown, in Harlem. Taking a careful look at the…
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Lions’ Den
It is so good to see the long-running gym in Marcus Garvey Park able to use a shipping container to store gear. The logo on the container looks great, and it’s always good to see people working out in the park. Russwurm School Mural
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Estey Piano Company and the 3rd Avenue Bridge
An Ebay posting of the 3rd Avenue Bridge in stereoscope: And while it’s hard to see in the photo above, there are horse-drawn wagons on the right, and pedestrians on the left, all waiting for the perpendicular center span to repivot back to allow passage for terrestrial forms of transportation (clearly a boat of some…
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How ‘Chainy’ is Harlem?
An interesting map that looks at how much of a chain a given restaurant is. The national dataset shows which communities have independent restaurants and which ones are saturated by chains. In Manhattan, the ‘chainiest’ neighborhood I noticed was around 34th Street: By comparison, Harlem has chains but they aren’t the dominant kind of restaurant:…
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Wakanda Forever
To celebrate the new “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” film that opens on November 11th, Marvel has hired Vince Ballentine to create a Harlem Black Panther mural. https://6abc.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-nyc-mural/12412839/ The mural took almost five days to complete and highlights “Shuri,” Black Panther’s sister and one of the most impactful characters in the Marvel Universe. The mural is…
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LGA + Harlem
Travelers to LGA’s Terminal B have likely noticed the massive mosaic wall with stylized clouds and New York icons sprinkled about. Artist Laura Owens has created a playful checklist of the important and ephemeral New York sites for visitors and natives to smile and nod at. Everything from the eternal (the pizza slice): to the…
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The Harlem Casino
Gambling and entertainment in Harlem’s finest casino. Built in 1889, this was the place to be seen in the late Victorian era. And this is the view, today: A fascinating transformation. Ballot Initiatives The election is coming up and we need to flip the ballot! “People hear me saying all the time: Flip the ballot.…
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555 Edgecombe Ave.
This photo from the 1930s looks at the Harlem River Houses (newly built and highly desirable housing) from above and takes in Sugar Hill off in the distance. The Harlem River Houses are considered a prime example of social housing, produced by the government to provide indoor plumbing, heating, cooking, and outdoor space to low-income…
