Two Women

This photo of a Harlem Street scene has almost no clues to where it was taken.

The only thing I can speculate on is that the photograph likely shows the south side of a street, as the reflection in the storefront window indicates that only one of the many windows across the street has a window awning – ubiquitous on south and often east and west facing facades, and often absent on northern facades.

The listing on Ebay, refers to the two sitting women who are using crates to sit in an unrented storefront’s doorway.

But notice how their attention has been diverted from their newspapers to something on their right.

A larger view shows a cropped item. A cart or pram – likely converted to use for selling food, sits on the left of the photo – where the women are suddenly looking. Perhaps a customer or passerby has taken a look or taken interest in whatever might be for sale.

Mount Sinai’s East Harlem School of Nursing

Mount Sinai’s new school of nursing on East 126th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Avenue) is open and beginning to produce a new generation of qualified nurses.

CBS has a report on this facility.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mount-sinai-nursing-school-in-east-harlem-bridges-gap-to-community/

Mosaics

When you think of mosaics and ecclesiastical architecture, Harlem does not come to mind. However, the Shiloh Baptist Church at 131st and Adam Clayton Powell has a remarkable, 3 story high external mosaic on its facade.

Note the hair styles of the people looking up to the central cross.

And those turned away in shame:

Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, looking north from 130th Street

1910-1920?

And looking from the same spot, today

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8121306,-73.9459916,3a,75y,30.41h,67.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZcwknfrC_c6-yqR9kOxP2Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Consumer Debt Workshop Tonight

Tonight Ephesus Church is sponsoring an important workshop on Consumer Debt – how to avoid it, and if you get caught, how to get out of it. Tonight at 7:00 PM

Open Zoom and enter Meeting ID 948 2969 36611 Passcode 009058 or call 929.205.6099