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Two Views Of 119th Street, East Harlem,1900

Posted on May 17, 2013 by | Leave a 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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Italian Savings Bank, East Harlem 1923

Posted on November 19, 2012 by | 2 Comments

East Harlem had about 89,000 Italian residents in the 1890′s, which made it the largest Italian neighborhood in the United States. Continue reading →

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The Little Italy of East Harlem, 1890

Posted on October 9, 2012 by | 3 Comments

“This (Italian) section of East Harlem was developed during the 1880s with the familiar New York brownstone residences and walk-up apartments,” states New York Then and Now. Continue reading →

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East Harlem, Harlem, NY

Posted on October 10, 2010 by | 2 Comments

East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section in Harlem in the north-eastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Continue reading →

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