Tag Archives: Michael Henry Adams

Shop Harlem For Father’s Day And More…

Harlem Lost and Found By Michael Henry Adams (book)

Here are 11 reasons why you should Shop Harlem World Magazine. We have everything you want for those special occasions from Father’s Day to birthdays, anniversaries or little something fr yourself – you name it.

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The (Very) Earthly Pursuits of Rev. Calvin O. Butts III

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Harlem On Our Dime

The Harlem Renaissance Ballroom and Casino, an art deco behemoth on the corner of 138th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, opened in 1923. Continue reading

Harlem Landmark Plan Push for New Historic Districts

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

MMPCIA’s Monthly Neighborhood Meeting

Join us Tuesday for a monthly update on the goings on
in and around the Mount Morris Park Historic District.

On the Agenda:
* Senator Bill Perkins – Hear his report on the October 4th Community Forum on Safety, Crime and other Quality of Life Issues.

* Michael Henry Adams – Discussion on upcoming November Historic District Extension Forum to be convened by Senator Perkins’ office,
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Exclusive: GHCC Deals Win City Cash?

In the early 1990s, with New York City eager to find creative ways of rehabilitating its troubled neighborhoods, it struck a multimillion-dollar deal with the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce: Continue reading

Homo-Harlem: A Film Retrospective In Harlem

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The Struggle To Landmark Harlem

Landmarks Omission

African-Americans have been making history in New York for centuries, but you’d never know it from the roster of city landmarks and historic districts. Historic preservation in the city’s black neighborhoods is a struggle against snobbery – and local leaders bent on development. Michael Henry Adams is an interloper among the gods and goddesses of New York City’s landmarks world. Continue reading

Harlem fights for Victoria Theater

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Today, the Victoria Theater is the hulking ghost of Harlem. Dwarfed by its more famous neighbor, the Apollo, audiences haven’t seen a show at the Victoria in 10 years and today it is like a movie theater kept in distressed amber…. Continue reading