Category Archives: Harlem architecture

Two Views Of 119th Street, East Harlem,1900

Posted on May 17, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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Two views of East Harlem on two different days looking west towards the elevated train at Park Avenue (in 1900 it was known as Fourth Avenue). Continue reading →

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The Parish of St. Paul, Harlem River Along Fourth Avenue

Posted on May 16, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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The parish of St. Paul was established in 1834 by Bishop DuBois to serve Catholics in the whole upper area of old New York from New Rochelle to downtown Manhattan. Continue reading →

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Subway (Elevated) And Riverside Viaduct, Crossing Manhattan St., At 125th St., New York

Posted on May 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Subway Elevated And Riverside Viaduct Crossing Manhattan St. At 125th St. New York

When building the subway through Manhattan Valley, IRT engineers chose to keep the subway level, and so allowed it to breach the surface and travel on a striking arch bridge above West 125th Street and Broadway in 1905. Continue reading →

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‘Looking Up Broadway, From 144th St. New York’, Postcard

Posted on May 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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A hand colored postcard of Central Harlem “Looking Up Broadway, from 144th St., New York,” 1900′s. Continue reading →

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116th Street At Broadway Subway Station In Harlem, 1910 (update)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The first subway station on “The hill” looking north at Broadway and 116th Street is best seen in this photograph taken from an apartment unit in Morningside Heights area of Harlem in 1906. Continue reading →

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Blink Fitness At 125th Street And St. Nicholas Avenue

Posted on May 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Architects have almost completed the new construction of this building on the corner on the northwest corner of 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Continue reading →

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Columbus Avenue At 99th Street, 1928

Posted on May 10, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Columbus Avenue at 99th Street

Looking west from Columbus Avenue across 99th Street as the sewer is being constructed in upper west side in Harlem, 1928. Continue reading →

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125th Street Looking West in Harlem, 1940′s

Posted on May 5, 2013 by | 3 Comments

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Harlem’s Main Street

The photograph looks northwest on a sunny day across 125th Street towards St. Nicholas Avenue, we think shot from one of the floors in the Hotel Theresa at 7th Avenue (aka Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., today). Continue reading →

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Broadway, North Of 145th Street Harlem, 1910

Posted on May 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The Heights

An old photo from 1910 shows a very busy intersection of Hamilton Heights that apparently was often congested with pedestrians.   Continue reading →

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Troger’s Hotel, 92 St. Nicholas Place in Harlem, 1889

Posted on May 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The Old Hotel And Watering Hole

The crowds attracted by both the Polo Grounds and the Harlem Speedway were all the justification needed to open a hotel and watering hole in the neighborhood. Continue reading →

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