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125th Street Looking West in Harlem, 1940′s

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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

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Harlem’s Victoria Theater Grows More Swagger

The massive redevelopment and renovation of Harlem‘s Victoria Theater is back in the news—there have been more changes to the design plans. Continue reading

All Systems Go For 125th Street Project

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

Harlem’s Victoria Theater A Cultural Hub For 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

Lacking A Needs Assessment Plan, 125th St. Corridor Adds Taystee Projects

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

125th Street In Harlem Continues To Evolve

The Victoria Theater on 125th Street in Harlem has been home to vaudeville shows, Off Broadway productions and Hollywood movies. Continue reading

HW History: Harlem’s Victoria Theater

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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

Harlem’s Grand hotels are coming

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…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,

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