Tag: Metro-North

  • Metro-North Bridge Over The Harlem River

    Metro-North Bridge Over The Harlem River

    For an olde timey image of crossing from Harlem to The Bronx in 1870, this image from the Museum of the City of New York, can’t be beat. And, remember, at the time, that bridge, and especially that train, were state of the art – precisely why the photo was taken. Performance at Harlem Rose…

  • EH in PS1

    EH in PS1

    The current show at MOMA’s PS1 – Greater New York – has a number of Harlem artists/images on display. One particularly great collection is a wall of photos from Hiram Maristany, who filmed the unrest and revolution in East Harlem during the Young Lords Era of 1969-70. Maristany was born in East Harlem and became…

  • The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Corn Exchange Building

    The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Corn Exchange Building

    Ephemeral New York has a great article out on how the Corn Exchange building (Park/125) – formerly the Mount Morris Bank – has looked in photos over the years. The Harlem Bank building (built in 1884, and now with Ginjan Cafe on the ground floor), was and is perfectly located for easy access to upstate…