The house at 12 West 129th Street, erected in 1863 when the village of Harlem was undergoing development as a suburban center, stands as a rare survivor of Harlem’s early history, prior to its rapid development as an urban neighborhood. Continue reading
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Jacobus “James” Roosevelt, known, (January 10, 1760 – 1847) was an American businessman and politician from Harlem, NY and a member of the Roosevelt family. Continue reading
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A swath of Central Harlem is being primed for landmarking under the first-ever comprehensive preservation plan for the area approved by the local community board this week. Continue reading
Tagged Mount Morris Park, Michael Henry Adams, Touro College, Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Strivers Row, Jackie Robinson Park, Community board 10, Astor Row, Historic Districts Council, Bert Williams, King of Ragtime, Harlem State Heritage Area, Hansborough Recreation Center, Play Center Bath House, Blumstein's building, Harlem Branch of the New York Public Library, Betty Dubuisson, Simeon Bankoff, Sen. Bill Perkins
Daniel Radcliffe (left) plays Allen Ginsberg, was spotted getting cosy with Ben Foster (right) co-star on the set of his new movie, Kill Your Darlings, in Harlem, New York on 130th Street (see Astor Row in the background of photo). Continue reading
Soap star Cameron Mathison’s and his Vanessa lived in a brownstone in Harlem at 136 West 130th Street that sold for around $2.5 million. Continue reading
He was born on July 12, 1829, the youngest son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr.. His brother was John Jacob Astor III.
William Backhouse Astor, Jr., graduated from Columbia College in 1849. In 1853 he married the socially ambitious Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, who reigned over New York and Newport society as simply “the Mrs. Astor.” Continue reading
Astor Row is the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Continue reading
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