Tag Archives: Broadway

Corpus Christi Church, 1907, Harlem, NY

Posted on January 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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With Father John H. Dooley as our first pastor, Corpus Christi Parish was established in 1906 to serve the growing Catholic community of Morningside Heights. Continue reading →

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The Hispanic Society of America And The Numismatic Society, Harlem, 1904

Posted on January 2, 2013 by | 2 Comments

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Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) the adopted son of railroad tycoon Collis Huntington, and the assistance of his wife Anna helped to influence and advance the field of Hispanic studies in the United States in founding the Hispanic Society of America and American Numismatic Society. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Mavis Staples At Lincoln Center (video)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award:  Mavis Staples, the woman hailed as one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” by Rolling Stone and the 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll by VH1.  Continue reading →

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HABITATS: Eva Nikolova, Miguel Pons, Gesche Würfel in East Harlem

Posted on November 2, 2012 by | 3 Comments

Habitats features the work of Eva Nikolova, Miguel Pons and Gesche Würfel, three immigrant artists, whose work is informed by their personal journeys and examines notions of home, translocation, the environment and the universal pursuit of a sense of belonging. Continue reading →

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Hamilton Theatre in Harlem, 1915

Posted on October 11, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Constructed in 1912-13 as a vaudeville house during one of NewYork’stheater building booms, the Hamilton Theater is located in the Hamilton Heights area of Harlem. Continue reading →

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Fish Market on 125th Street, 1920′s

Posted on August 31, 2012 by | Leave a comment

This was the Fish Market at 656 West 125th Street on a triangle on Manhattan street (now renamed 125th Street to the right and St. Clair Street to the left) in Manhattanville around the 1920′s. Continue reading →

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The Fox Star Theater in Harlem, 1930′s

Posted on August 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

This photograph was taken during the 1930′s. The Fox Star Theater has been reduced to a second run house by this point. Continue reading →

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National Night Out Against Crime in Harlem

Posted on August 6, 2012 by | 1 Comment

 

National Night Out Against Crime is Tuesday, August 7th. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, build support for and participation in local anti-crime programs… Continue reading →

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HW TV: Bebe, Prop 8, Broadway.. with Danny Tisdale (video)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Our new HW TV show in beta.

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Broadway And 125h Street, Harlem, 1905 (photo)

Posted on March 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

This is the Manhattan Street station on Broadway “Where the Subway is an Elevated,” between 125th and 126th Streets (on the downtown side). Continue reading →

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