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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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Lexington Avenue at 116th Street, Harlem, NY, 1915

Posted on December 5, 2012 by | 4 Comments

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In 1915, when this photo was taken, Lexington Avenue at 116th Street was firmly in the Little Italy of East Harlem, also called “Doctors Row” hence the Italian in the signs on the far right above a chemist’s office. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: La Guardia’s ‘Lucky Corner’ In East Harlem

Posted on October 27, 2010 by | 2 Comments

From Place Matters

Intersection where Fiorello LaGuardia and other politicians held rallies

Beginning in the 1920s, Congressman Fiorello LaGuardia held election-eve rallies at this intersection of Lexington Avenue and 116th Street, on East Harlem’s “main street.” His rallies drew many thousands of New Yorkers who supported his efforts as congressman and mayor to improve the quality of life for working people and ethnic minorities, and to modernize the city’s government and infrastructure. Continue reading →

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