Harlem’s Main Street
The photograph looks northwest on a sunny day across 125th Street towards St. Nicholas Avenue, we think shot from one of the floors in the Hotel Theresa at 7th Avenue (aka Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., today). Continue reading
Harlem’s Main Street
The photograph looks northwest on a sunny day across 125th Street towards St. Nicholas Avenue, we think shot from one of the floors in the Hotel Theresa at 7th Avenue (aka Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., today). Continue reading
The architecture firm behind a new 360,000 s/f mixed use property to be developed above the former Victoria Theater in Harlem says the ambitious project will “link the past and the future.” Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Harlem architecture, HArlem resident
Tagged 125th Street, apollotheater, Ari Aufgang, Aufgang & Subotovski, Classical Theater of Harlem, Danforth Development Partners, Empire State Development Corporation, Harlem, Harlem Arts Alliance, jazzmobile, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Theatre, victoria theater, Victoria Theater in Harlem
A plan to transform Harlem’s legendary Victoria Theater into a splashy hub for the arts and tourism — and an affordable home for hundreds of needy families — won state backing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Harlem architecture, Harlem real estate, Real Estate
Tagged 125th Street (Manhattan), apollotheater, Classical Theater of Harlem, Community development, Curtis Archer, Danforth Development Partners, Empire State Development Corp., ESDC, Exact Capital, Harlem Arts Alliance, Harlem Community Development Corp., jazzmobile, Steven Williams, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Thomas Lamb, Victoria Five, victoria theater, Victoria’s lobby and fountain, Wayne Benjamin
A hulking eyesore that clogs up a prime block on Harlem’s main thoroughfare will be torn down and replaced with a commercial building housing cultural and performing arts facilities, city and state officials disclosed earlier this month. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem real estate, Real Estate
Tagged Artimus, Corn Exchange Bank, CREATE @ Harlem Green, Curtis Archer, Economic Development Corp, Franco (The Great) Gaskin, Harlem Brewing Co., Harlem Community Development Corp., Harlem Visitors Center, ImageNation Sol Cinema, Justin Ginsburgh, La Marqueta Mile, Mart 125, Morningside and Amsterdam Aves, National Jazz Museum, Seth Pinsky, Taystee Bakery, victoria theater
The Victoria Theater on 125th Street in Harlem has been home to vaudeville shows, Off Broadway productions and Hollywood movies. Continue reading
Located on 125th Street in Harlem, New York City, the Victoria Theater was designed in 1917 by Thomas W. Lamb, a notable and prolific theater architect of the era, for the Loew’s Corporation. Continue reading
…large upscale hotels are on the way. “There’s more than enough demand here for eight hotels,” said Steve Williams, managing partner of Danforth Development,
Posted in Hotel, Real Estate
Tagged 125th Street, Associated Press, Harlem, Hotel, New York City, New York Times, United States, victoria theater