Tag Archives: Seventh Avenue

The Tree of Hope On The Boulevard of Dreams in Harlem

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Nestled between the Lafayette Theatre  (see below) and the popular nightclub Connie’s Inn, a tall [elm] tree was rumored to bring good luck to all who touched it between 131street ans 132nd Streets on Seventh Avenue known as Boulevard of dreams. Continue reading

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Seventh Avenue At 126th Street, Harlem, 1925

A colorized postcard image looking down Seventh Avenue (aka Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), on the down town side of the street, at 126th Street, in central Harlem, New York City, taken around 1925.

The Harlem Photo Studio, East Harlem, 1880-1910

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We’re not sure when The Harlem photo studio started and ended on the South West corner of 124th Street and Third Avenue in East Harlem, but based on these photographs we think it was somewhere around the turn of the 19th century. Continue reading

Celebrities Mobile Boutique, 125th Street

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November 16th, 2012 was the grand launch of the Celebrities Mobile Boutique Epiphany Lounge on 125th Street (in front of the State Office Building) in Harlem N.Y. Continue reading

What’s New: SarkuJapan Teryaki & Susha Express

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The new SarkuJapan Teryaki & Susha Express restaurant on 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., and Malcolm X Blvd., (on the north side of the street). Continue reading

Whoopi Goldberg’s Brunch At Maison Harlem

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The other day comedian, actor and co-host of The View Whoopie Goldberg was in Harlem at the French Restaurant Maison Harlem for brunch look like she had a salt and pepper man-wich for brunch. Continue reading

Harlem YMCA, 1893, Seventh Avenue And 125th Street

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The original Harlem YMCA on the corner of Seventh Avenue (today it is the Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.,) and 125th Street, Harlem New York City from 1893. Continue reading

Turks Lounge and Bar, 1954, Harlem

The Turks Lounge and Bar at 1958 west 118th Street and 7th Avenue (aka Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.,) exterior on the north west corner from March 11, 1954. Continue reading

Art In Flux Harlem Art Gallery Presents: ECHOES

In “ECHOES: A Time to Keep &  A Time to Let Go”, artists reveal the importance of the spiritual power of Africa by retaining elements of the traditional world and yet creating a new contemporary vision. Continue reading

Harlem Debutante Ball, Renaissance Ballroom 1950′s (photos)

The above photo was taken during the 1950′s for Life magazine of a cotillion in Harlem. Continue reading