Tag Archives: Lenox Avenue

Harlem Shake Food Spot Opens Soon On Harlem

Posted on May 13, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Here’s the latest photograph of the new Harlem Shake food spot at 100 West 124th Street and Lenox Avenue in Central Harlem. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: 10th Annual Sheba Film Festival In Harlem (video)

Posted on May 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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The video above is from the film Town of Runners, which is one of the films that will be shown in Harlem as part of the 10th Annual Sheba Film Festival taking place on May 21st and continues until June 6th, 2013. Continue reading →

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Lenox Avenue And West 145th Street, Harlem, 1915

Posted on April 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Looking northwest at the corner store and apartment units (in the background left and right) at Lenox Avenue and West 145th Street in Harlem, NY. Continue reading →

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Sufi Abdul Hamid, The “Black Hitler” Of Harlem

Posted on April 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Sufi Abdul Hamid (born Eugene Brown) (January 6, 1903 in Lowell, Massachusetts – July 30, 1938) was an African-American religious and labor leader, and among the first African converts to Islam, accused of Anti-Semitism. Continue reading →

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Edgecombe Sanitarium in Harlem, NY, 1925

Posted on April 26, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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In 1925 the Edgecombe Sanitarium was opened after a merger with the Booker T. Washington Sanitarium on 7th Avenue between 138th and 139th Streets in 1920, offering inpatient treatment for those with tuberculosis.

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HW Pick: Nightlife Harlem Style At Chez Lucienne

Posted on April 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

394144_587170847980073_1518595552_nNightlife Harlem Style on April 26, 2013, Friday!

With resident DJ Antoine DeBrill from 10 pm to 2 am with the DJ spinning funk, jazz, disco and some rare classic’s. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Nirve Classic 3 speed Bicycle (Green)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Nirve Classic 3 speed Bicycle Green

Cruise in style with the Nirve Classic Mens 3-Speed Forest Green Cruiser. This bike features a 18 inch frame, Shimano 3-speed gearing, and forged 3 piece alloy cranks – just right for cruising the avenues in Harlem. Continue reading →

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Construction Has Started On The Historic Lenox Lounge

Posted on April 18, 2013 by | 2 Comments
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Photographer Peter Cooper took this photograph on Lenox Avenue of the historic jazz club the Lenox Lounge this morning while walking by.  Continue reading →

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Southeast Corner of 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, Harlem, NY 1940′s.

Posted on March 28, 2013 by | 2 Comments

262149_602785453082415_1125490645_nSoutheast corner looking north towards 135th Street on Lenox Avenue, in Central Harlem, New York in the 1940′s.

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Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem 1885

Posted on March 1, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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In 1885 Louis Blumstein arrived in the United States from Germany. He worked as a street peddler and in 1894 opened a store on Hudson Street. Continue reading →

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