Lenox and 116th Street

A few images from the intersection of Lenox and 116th Street. The first (above) shows the south facing view today.

Below shows the same view from 1901 and the construction of what is now the 2/3 subway line:

Looking northward, today’s view shows a building the is now a charter school on the north-west corner:

While the Google Street view (above) shows the space abandoned (before the charter school move in), the image below shows that in mid-century Harlem it was the home to a supermarket.

As Seen In Harlem

Uptown Grand Central lights up, under the Metro North Tracks.


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