Tag Archives: Park Avenue

HW Pick: Memorial Day Weekend Hosted By Melyssa Ford

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Join us on Saturday, May 25, 2013 on Park Avenue (next door to the Waldorf Astoria) on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Continue reading

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Two Views Of 119th Street, East Harlem,1900

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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

The Parish of St. Paul, Harlem River Along Fourth Avenue

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The parish of St. Paul was established in 1834 by Bishop DuBois to serve Catholics in the whole upper area of old New York from New Rochelle to downtown Manhattan. Continue reading

Gristede Brothers Grocers in East Harlem 1921

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The first Gristede was founded by brothers Diedrich (Dick) and Charles Gristede in 1888 with a horse-drawn delivery wagons. At one time Gristede had stores throughout New York City, as well as in Westchester County and Connecticut. Continue reading

East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, 1912

125th-Street-and-Lexington-Avenue-nycIn this black and white photograph taken in East Harlem, taken in Harlem on October 28, 1912, Election Day seems to be taking precedence over Halloween. Continue reading

Mark Teixeira Hits Home Run in East Harlem Cafe

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Mark Teixeira, NY Yankees first baseman at East Harlem Cafe and friend. Guess he knows where to get the best coffee – of course in El Barrio. Continue reading

‘Tenth Avenue Cowboy’ in Harlem, 1850′s – 1940′s

Tenth Avenue has always been noted for its commercial traffic which has also been called the life line of New York. From 1850′s to the 1940′s the grade-level locomotive or railroad ran on the west side south from Chelsea and north to Amsterdam Avenue on Harlem’s cobblestone streets. Continue reading

Richie Notar Sees Value In Lenox Lounge (update)

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Richie Notar is headed back to the future. The Nobu guru is planning to take over and restore Harlem’s historic Lenox Lounge. Continue reading

Ornette Coleman’s Harmolodic Studios, Harlem

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Harmolodic Recording Studios founded, designed by the American jazz composer and alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, and his son (and manager and drummer) Denardo at Harlem’s historic Lee Building at 103 East on West 125th in East Harlem, New York. Continue reading

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

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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