Our neighborhood
and other good stuff.
Intro
Technically, our building is in Central Harlem.
It has been cultural and artistic mecca since the 1920’s and was the center of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance.
Central Harlem extends from the north end of Central Park at 110th street up to the Harlem River, and from 5th to St. Nicholas Avenues.
There is also East Harlem (El Barrio) and West Harlem. THERE IS NO SOUTH HARLEM. That is something real estate people have made up. Please do not talk about "SoHa".
1. Read the novel, The Street, by Ann Petrie. It is set in the late 40s on our block. Incredible! One of my favorite novels of all time, and very easy to read.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186926.The_Street
2. Our building is often included in tours of Harlem - check out this company, which uses local guides and is just around the corner from us.
https://www.harlemheritage.com/
3. Check out this site for more tours and things to do all over Harlem:
https://www.harlemonestop.com/tours/
4. 116th street is Little 🇸🇳
Senegal. https://foodstrolls.com/strolls/an-afternoon-in-little-senegal?format=amp
Central Harlem
Technically, our building is in Central Harlem.
It has been cultural and artistic mecca since the 1920’s and was the center of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance.
Central Harlem extends from the north end of Central Park at 110th street up to the Harlem River, and from 5th to St. Nicholas Avenues.
There is also East Harlem (El Barrio) and West Harlem. THERE IS NO SOUTH HARLEM. That is something real estate people have made up. Please do not talk about "SoHa".
1. Read the novel, The Street, by Ann Petrie. It is set in the late 40s on our block. Incredible! One of my favorite novels of all time, and very easy to read.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186926.The_Street
2. Our building is often included in tours of Harlem - check out this company, which uses local guides and is just around the corner from us.
https://www.harlemheritage.com/
3. Check out this site for more tours and things to do all over Harlem:
https://www.harlemonestop.com/tours/
4. 116th street is Little 🇸🇳
Senegal. https://foodstrolls.com/strolls/an-afternoon-in-little-senegal?format=amp
Everyday necessities
Laundry, supermarkets... all that essential stuff.
Opposite Bo’s Bagels. Go on a weekday when they have free laundry soap.
You can also drop off your laundry for them to do and pick it up later that day or the next day.
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Miss Bubble Laundromat
1492 5th AveOpposite Bo’s Bagels. Go on a weekday when they have free laundry soap.
You can also drop off your laundry for them to do and pick it up later that day or the next day.
232 W 116th St
232 West 116th StreetPost office.
130 Lenox Ave
130 Malcolm X BoulevardPharmacy
Good all-round supermarket on the walk back from Central Park
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Fine Fare Supermakets
4211 BroadwayGood all-round supermarket on the walk back from Central Park
CTown Supermarkets
4918 BroadwayThe cheapest supermarket
Supermarket with nice produce and more sophisticated prepared foods
2187 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
between 118th & 119th Streets
Best Yet Market
1724 5th AveSupermarket with nice produce and more sophisticated prepared foods
2187 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
between 118th & 119th Streets
Around here there are stores like Staples, H&M, Gap, various shoe stores, and so on. Also street vendors and banks and things.
125 W 125th St
125 West 125th StreetAround here there are stores like Staples, H&M, Gap, various shoe stores, and so on. Also street vendors and banks and things.
Lee Wash & Dry Laundromat
143 W 116th StClosest laundromat.
Neighborhood coffee
Excellent coffee. There’s a little open courtyard at the back.
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Double Dutch Espresso
2194 Frederick Douglass BlvdExcellent coffee. There’s a little open courtyard at the back.
The Monkey Cup
1730 Amsterdam AveThis is the closest espresso. It does the trick.
Le Petit Parisien
10 Church StCoffee is not bad.
Good for breakfast as well if you’re going that way. Although - they do use plastic cutlery.
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Cafe Amrita
301 W 110th StGood for breakfast as well if you’re going that way. Although - they do use plastic cutlery.
Lenox Coffee Roaster
60 W 129th StExcellent coffee
Yes, I am recommending a hardware store for coffee. This is a secret I am sharing with you.
The store goes across the whole block - from 125th street to 126th street. Walk in and go to the center. There's a cool oasis with great coffee! Perfect for taking a break if it's a hot day.
This area is where the 2/3 subway stop is, at 125th street. It has the Whole Foods grocer and clothing stores, and shoe stores, and banks and so on. Also some famous restaurants, etc.
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Mushtari Hardware
31 W 125th StYes, I am recommending a hardware store for coffee. This is a secret I am sharing with you.
The store goes across the whole block - from 125th street to 126th street. Walk in and go to the center. There's a cool oasis with great coffee! Perfect for taking a break if it's a hot day.
This area is where the 2/3 subway stop is, at 125th street. It has the Whole Foods grocer and clothing stores, and shoe stores, and banks and so on. Also some famous restaurants, etc.
Il Cafe Latte 1
189 Malcolm X BlvdNot bad. A good choice on the way to the B/C subway entrance.
You don’t even have to cross a street! Great prices and on the way to the 2/3 subway entrance.
Sojourner Coffee
137 West 116th StreetYou don’t even have to cross a street! Great prices and on the way to the 2/3 subway entrance.
Neighborhood Food
Serving authentic soul food for over 55 years, this icon remains a culinary must-visit for foodies. Gospel brunch Sundays, Live Music Wednesdays.
http://sylviasrestaurant.com/
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Sylvia's Restaurant
328 Malcolm X BlvdServing authentic soul food for over 55 years, this icon remains a culinary must-visit for foodies. Gospel brunch Sundays, Live Music Wednesdays.
http://sylviasrestaurant.com/
NYC bagels are the best because of the quality of our water. It comes from the Catskill Mountains and is naturally filtered through sediment with minimal chemicals. Get a bagel here!
Bo’s Bagels is listed as the third best in all of Manhattan.
http://bosbagels.com/index.html
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BO's Bagels
235 W 116th StNYC bagels are the best because of the quality of our water. It comes from the Catskill Mountains and is naturally filtered through sediment with minimal chemicals. Get a bagel here!
Bo’s Bagels is listed as the third best in all of Manhattan.
http://bosbagels.com/index.html
Comfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine. Ginny's supper club downstairs, as well. https://www.redroosterharlem.com
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Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveComfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine. Ginny's supper club downstairs, as well. https://www.redroosterharlem.com
Melba's Restaurant
300 West 114th StreetSoul food!
Don't go on a weekend morning - ALL the tourists and the church crowd are there!
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Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th StDon't go on a weekend morning - ALL the tourists and the church crowd are there!
Harlem Chocolate Factory
2363 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdFun for brunch, break, snacks. Very local place with an interesting history.
The night market seems to have reopened with a few music events. Keep an eye on the web pages.
La Marqueta is a marketplace under the elevated Metro North railway tracks between 111th Street and 116th Street on Park Avenue in East Harlem in Manhattan, New York City. Its official address is 1590 Park Avenue.
https://edc.nyc/la-marqueta
https://publicmarkets.nyc/pblcmrkts_markets/la-marqueta/
https://gothamtogo.com/category/la-marqueta/
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La Marqueta
1590 Park AveFun for brunch, break, snacks. Very local place with an interesting history.
The night market seems to have reopened with a few music events. Keep an eye on the web pages.
La Marqueta is a marketplace under the elevated Metro North railway tracks between 111th Street and 116th Street on Park Avenue in East Harlem in Manhattan, New York City. Its official address is 1590 Park Avenue.
https://edc.nyc/la-marqueta
https://publicmarkets.nyc/pblcmrkts_markets/la-marqueta/
https://gothamtogo.com/category/la-marqueta/
restaurant and bar that hosts live music, art receptions and community events in Sugar Hill, part of Harlem. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian or omnivorous they have something.
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Tsion Cafe
763 St Nicholas Averestaurant and bar that hosts live music, art receptions and community events in Sugar Hill, part of Harlem. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian or omnivorous they have something.
Archer & Goat
187 Malcolm X BlvdLots of outdoor space. Cool fusion dishes to share.
Listed in the best brunch places in the city.
https://ny.eater.com/maps/best-brunch-nyc
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VINATERÍA
2211 Frederick Douglass BlvdListed in the best brunch places in the city.
https://ny.eater.com/maps/best-brunch-nyc
Excellent authentic essential french pastries. The coffee is not bad.
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Le Petit Parisien
10 Church StExcellent authentic essential french pastries. The coffee is not bad.
Ink Harlem
2363 Adam Clayton Powell Junior BoulevardNew place! Let me know what it’s like.
I love this place for breakfast. They have great wraps and spiced tea and coffee. It is really popular for dinner too.
The only Somali restaurant at in NYC.
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Safari
55 W 116th StI love this place for breakfast. They have great wraps and spiced tea and coffee. It is really popular for dinner too.
The only Somali restaurant at in NYC.
Harlem biscuit company
2308 Frederick Douglass BlvdSouthern biscuits. Do it!!
Best cookies ever. One of them will keep you going all day. Coffee is good also. Takeout only.
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Levain Bakery - Harlem
2167 Frederick Douglass BlvdBest cookies ever. One of them will keep you going all day. Coffee is good also. Takeout only.
Row House
2128 Frederick Douglass BlvdSometimes celebrities pop in here
Excellent food but don’t go on a holiday as the regular chef won’t be there.
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The Cecil Steakhouse
210 West 118th StreetExcellent food but don’t go on a holiday as the regular chef won’t be there.
Fantastic burgers and shakes but not particularly pleasant to sit there.
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Harlem Shake
100 W 124th StFantastic burgers and shakes but not particularly pleasant to sit there.
Lolo's Seafood Shack
303 W 116th StIncredible seafood. Sit out the back.
Barawine Harlem
200 Malcolm X BlvdCheck our the live music schedule. A nice relaxed place.
Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
2099 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdKinda rowdy and fun by Central Park.
Sugar Hill Creamery
184 Malcolm X BlvdIce cream. Locally made and owned. Cakes next door!
L.A. Sweets NY
192 Malcolm X BlvdCakes locally made and owned. Ice cream next door!
BLVD Bistro NY
2149 Frederick Douglass BlvdBelle Harlem
2363 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdSottocasa Pizzeria
227 Malcolm X BlvdItalian style pizza. Always excellent.
Harlem biscuit company
2308 Frederick Douglass BlvdJUST DO IT. Real American soul food.
Days out in Harlem
Take yourself on a Malcolm X tour...
https://untappedcities.com/2015/02/21/5-places-to-remember-malcolm-x-in-nyc-on-50th-anniversary-of-assassination/
Watch the Movie and then visit the locations near our apartment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbKs766Tr88
102 W 116th St
102 West 116th StreetTake yourself on a Malcolm X tour...
https://untappedcities.com/2015/02/21/5-places-to-remember-malcolm-x-in-nyc-on-50th-anniversary-of-assassination/
Watch the Movie and then visit the locations near our apartment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbKs766Tr88
This is a gospel church that tour groups visit every Sunday. It is across the street from our apartment. Go over there early and be nice and ask them where they'd like you to sit.
https://fcbcnyc.org/worship/visit-us
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First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdThis is a gospel church that tour groups visit every Sunday. It is across the street from our apartment. Go over there early and be nice and ask them where they'd like you to sit.
https://fcbcnyc.org/worship/visit-us
As museums go, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Guggenheim tend to dominate conversation about the New York art scene, but an institution much smaller has come to tower over them in influence. Since it was founded in a loft in 1968, the Studio Museum in Harlem has grown in size and ambition, and its reputation has skyrocketed along with it. Focused on artists of African descent, the institution is now considered a touchstone for today’s Black artists, and a pipeline for aspiring curators of color.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th StreetAs museums go, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Guggenheim tend to dominate conversation about the New York art scene, but an institution much smaller has come to tower over them in influence. Since it was founded in a loft in 1968, the Studio Museum in Harlem has grown in size and ambition, and its reputation has skyrocketed along with it. Focused on artists of African descent, the institution is now considered a touchstone for today’s Black artists, and a pipeline for aspiring curators of color.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
58 W 129th StWe visit here regularly. It’s possibly my favorite museum in NYC.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st StWe visit here regularly. It’s possibly my favorite museum in NYC.
https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/guides/wandering-in-the-north-woods
The largest woodlands in Central Park and one of the best places in the United States to birdwatch.
Birds make people as happy as money! https://nationalpost.com/news/world/birds-make-you-as-happy-as-money-study-finds
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North Woods
296 Central Park Nhttps://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/guides/wandering-in-the-north-woods
The largest woodlands in Central Park and one of the best places in the United States to birdwatch.
Birds make people as happy as money! https://nationalpost.com/news/world/birds-make-you-as-happy-as-money-study-finds
106th street and Park Ave
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/graffiti-hall-of-fame
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Graffiti Hall of Fame
Park Avenue106th street and Park Ave
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/graffiti-hall-of-fame
The St. Nicholas Historic District, known colloquially as "Striver's Row" is a historic district located on both sides of West 138th and West 139th Streets between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Eighth Avenue).
It is both a national and a New York City district, and consists of row houses and associated buildings designed by three architectural firms and built in 1891–93 by developer David H. King Jr.
These are collectively recognized as gems of New York City architecture,m and "an outstanding example of late 19th-century urban design"
In the 19th century, there were hardly any alleys being built in Manhattan. Land was too valuable to waste on non-residential uses.
Most townhouses were built with service entrances in front; stables, instead of being situated behind homes, were now being built a few blocks away and were multi-storied in order to accommodate the horses of the rich without usurping valuable real estate.
But the developer of these houses wanted to make his new development particularly appealing to the wealthy, so included alleys in his 138th Street/139th Street project.
The alleys, which also featured walled gardens, allowed “discreet stabling, refuse removal and deliveries.”
Now they are used for parking cars and storing garbage cans, although there’s still a sign on one of the gates to an alley that warns, “ Private Road/Walk your Horses."
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There is a new cafe strip being developed on the cross streets.
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Strivers' Row
The St. Nicholas Historic District, known colloquially as "Striver's Row" is a historic district located on both sides of West 138th and West 139th Streets between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Eighth Avenue).
It is both a national and a New York City district, and consists of row houses and associated buildings designed by three architectural firms and built in 1891–93 by developer David H. King Jr.
These are collectively recognized as gems of New York City architecture,m and "an outstanding example of late 19th-century urban design"
In the 19th century, there were hardly any alleys being built in Manhattan. Land was too valuable to waste on non-residential uses.
Most townhouses were built with service entrances in front; stables, instead of being situated behind homes, were now being built a few blocks away and were multi-storied in order to accommodate the horses of the rich without usurping valuable real estate.
But the developer of these houses wanted to make his new development particularly appealing to the wealthy, so included alleys in his 138th Street/139th Street project.
The alleys, which also featured walled gardens, allowed “discreet stabling, refuse removal and deliveries.”
Now they are used for parking cars and storing garbage cans, although there’s still a sign on one of the gates to an alley that warns, “ Private Road/Walk your Horses."
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There is a new cafe strip being developed on the cross streets.
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Read this article in the New York Times and take yourself on your own walking tour!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/arts/design/harlem-virtual-tour.html
About the last NYC fire watchtower in the park:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/nyregion/harlem-fire-watchtower-nyc.html
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Marcus Garvey Park
Mount Morris Park WestRead this article in the New York Times and take yourself on your own walking tour!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/arts/design/harlem-virtual-tour.html
About the last NYC fire watchtower in the park:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/nyregion/harlem-fire-watchtower-nyc.html
Harlem Tavern
2153 Frederick Douglass BlvdLive jazz on weekends. Food is just OK.
Kente Royal Gallery
2373 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdNights Out in Harlem
Apollo leikhús
253 W 125th Sthttps://www.apollotheater.org/
Silvana
300 W 116th StLive music all night in the basement.https://silvana-nyc.com/
Continuously operating jazz dive bar since 1968 7 nights of LIVE JAZZ with NO COVER, FREE FOOD www.parisbluesharlem.webs.com/
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Paris Blues
2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdContinuously operating jazz dive bar since 1968 7 nights of LIVE JAZZ with NO COVER, FREE FOOD www.parisbluesharlem.webs.com/
The birthplace of Bebop. Possibly the most important jazz stage on the planet. Founded in 1938 by the saxophonist Henry Minton. Two blocks from the apartment.
https://mintonsharlem.com/
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Minton's Playhouse
206 W 118th StThe birthplace of Bebop. Possibly the most important jazz stage on the planet. Founded in 1938 by the saxophonist Henry Minton. Two blocks from the apartment.
https://mintonsharlem.com/
Comfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine. Ginny's supper club downstairs, as well. https://www.redroosterharlem.com
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Red Rooster
310 Lenox AveComfort food that celebrates the roots of American cuisine. Ginny's supper club downstairs, as well. https://www.redroosterharlem.com
Ginny's Supper Club
310 Malcolm X BlvdHarlem Stage
150 Convent AveThere is a new night market starting June 10 in Harlem from 4–10 p.m.
It will continue on the second Thursday of the month through October.
https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/amp/29505128/new-uptown-night-market-coming-to-harlem
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West 125th Street
West 125th StreetThere is a new night market starting June 10 in Harlem from 4–10 p.m.
It will continue on the second Thursday of the month through October.
https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/amp/29505128/new-uptown-night-market-coming-to-harlem
Hof
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr BlvdSmall, gritty club.
Harlem locations in literature, TV, and film.
The house from the movie: The Royal Tenenbaums. https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/arts-entertainment/royal-tenenbaums-harlem-house-rental-market
339 Convent Ave
339 Convent AvenueThe house from the movie: The Royal Tenenbaums. https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/arts-entertainment/royal-tenenbaums-harlem-house-rental-market
New jack City:
Our building is the central location in this famous movie. Most people around here call our building its name from the movie: "The Carter" and not its real name: "Graham Court"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jack_City
Graham Court
New jack City:
Our building is the central location in this famous movie. Most people around here call our building its name from the movie: "The Carter" and not its real name: "Graham Court"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jack_City
American Gangster:
The film opens in ‘Harlem, 1968’ as Bumpy Johnson (Clarence Williams III) bemoans the lack of the personal touch in business as he balefully surveys the goods on display in an electronics store. His time is over, he’s taken ill and dies.
The store is in Harlem, but it’s not an electronics store, nor even the sneakers store it’s become by the end of the film. It’s the Tuck-it-Away Self-Storage facility, 3330 Broadway, on the southwest corner of 135th Street.
3300 Broadway
3300 BroadwayAmerican Gangster:
The film opens in ‘Harlem, 1968’ as Bumpy Johnson (Clarence Williams III) bemoans the lack of the personal touch in business as he balefully surveys the goods on display in an electronics store. His time is over, he’s taken ill and dies.
The store is in Harlem, but it’s not an electronics store, nor even the sneakers store it’s become by the end of the film. It’s the Tuck-it-Away Self-Storage facility, 3330 Broadway, on the southwest corner of 135th Street.
The Lenox Lounge
The bar was an art deco thirties gem which stood at 288 Lenox Avenue, between 124th and 125th Streets in Harlem.
Opened in 1939, the bar witnessed performances by many greats of jazz, including Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and attracted the likes of Malcolm X and Harlem Renaissance writers such as James Baldwin and Langston Hughes as patrons.
In 2012, thee was a rent increase and Richard Notar, who owned the Nobu Restaurant chain took over the lease. He said he would maintain the decor of the original 288 lounge.
But in May 2017 the building was demolished.
1. Mad Men TV Show
The Zebra Room was used for a key scene in the Mad Men pilot, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
You can still see it in films, though:
2. American Gangster:
In the wake of confusion following Bumpy’s death, Frank is meeting with Mafia man Rossi (Jon Polito) who bemoans the current anarchic state of business – the police adulterate the drugs they seize and sell them back to the dealers.
If you look across the road as Frank calls his ‘cousin’ in Bangkok from a booth outside the Lenox, you can see that one company is showing amazing foresight by advertising its website in the late 60s.
3. Malcom X movie with Denzel Washington
4. Shaft movie with Samuel L Jackson.
288 Lenox Ave
The Lenox Lounge
The bar was an art deco thirties gem which stood at 288 Lenox Avenue, between 124th and 125th Streets in Harlem.
Opened in 1939, the bar witnessed performances by many greats of jazz, including Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and attracted the likes of Malcolm X and Harlem Renaissance writers such as James Baldwin and Langston Hughes as patrons.
In 2012, thee was a rent increase and Richard Notar, who owned the Nobu Restaurant chain took over the lease. He said he would maintain the decor of the original 288 lounge.
But in May 2017 the building was demolished.
1. Mad Men TV Show
The Zebra Room was used for a key scene in the Mad Men pilot, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
You can still see it in films, though:
2. American Gangster:
In the wake of confusion following Bumpy’s death, Frank is meeting with Mafia man Rossi (Jon Polito) who bemoans the current anarchic state of business – the police adulterate the drugs they seize and sell them back to the dealers.
If you look across the road as Frank calls his ‘cousin’ in Bangkok from a booth outside the Lenox, you can see that one company is showing amazing foresight by advertising its website in the late 60s.
3. Malcom X movie with Denzel Washington
4. Shaft movie with Samuel L Jackson.
American Gangster:
‘Lucille’s’, the café which becomes the unofficial headquarters for Frank and his guys, and where he’s challenged the top position by Tango (Idris Elba), was added for the movie to the exterior of the imposing brownstone on the corner of Lenox Avenue and 122nd Street.
Next door became the exterior of Frank’s drug operation, while a few doors along 122nd Street in the other direction past Lenox Avenue, Frank eventually removes Tango from the scene for good.
West 122nd Street
West 122nd StreetAmerican Gangster:
‘Lucille’s’, the café which becomes the unofficial headquarters for Frank and his guys, and where he’s challenged the top position by Tango (Idris Elba), was added for the movie to the exterior of the imposing brownstone on the corner of Lenox Avenue and 122nd Street.
Next door became the exterior of Frank’s drug operation, while a few doors along 122nd Street in the other direction past Lenox Avenue, Frank eventually removes Tango from the scene for good.
Run The World:
A new sitcom set in our neighborhood. You can see so many locations!
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Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial
Frederick Douglass BoulevardRun The World:
A new sitcom set in our neighborhood. You can see so many locations!
The Godfather of Harlem:
This series is filmed extensively in Harlem, particularly in the Sugar Hill National Historic District between West 155th Street and West 145th Street.
This is about Bumpy Johnson - same gangster as in American Gabgster.
West 147th Street
West 147th StreetThe Godfather of Harlem:
This series is filmed extensively in Harlem, particularly in the Sugar Hill National Historic District between West 155th Street and West 145th Street.
This is about Bumpy Johnson - same gangster as in American Gabgster.
In the movie, Malcolm X, you can see the Apollo in the ecstatic welcome for Joe Louis, and the march from the police station to the hospital after the release of brother Johnson.
The legendary Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street.
The Apollo’s famous Amateur Nights, begun in 1934, launched the careers of artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown. More recently, the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett and The Strokes have appeared.
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Apollo leikhús
253 W 125th StIn the movie, Malcolm X, you can see the Apollo in the ecstatic welcome for Joe Louis, and the march from the police station to the hospital after the release of brother Johnson.
The legendary Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street.
The Apollo’s famous Amateur Nights, begun in 1934, launched the careers of artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown. More recently, the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett and The Strokes have appeared.
one of the writers of “Shuffle Along”, a huge Broadway success in 1921, lived on the Row.
Two of his collaborators, Flournoy Miller and Noble Sissle, called it home as well.
The original “Shuffle Along” launched the careers of Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson
A new version of the show is returning to Broadway. (This time it will include some of the backstory of the original and will feature actors playing Sissle, Miller and Blake. Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell will star and Savion Glover will choreograph.)
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Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, a Harlem native, named a contrafact of Charlie Parker's "Confirmation" after Striver's Row. The piece appears on the 1958 album A Night At The Village Vanguard.
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Jazz singer Cab Calloway mentions Striver's Row in his songs "Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)" and "The Ghost of Smokey Joe".
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Abram Hill's 1940 satirical comedy of manners On Strivers Row, produced with the American Negro Theatre (ANT), concerns "the follies of both social climbing and subtle racism among African Americans during Harlem's Renaissance".
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The Row is mentioned in the song "Harlem Blues" on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues.
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Strivers Row is the name for Penguin Random House publishing imprint created to elevate African American writers.
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One of the chapters of Colson Whitehead's 2001 novel John Henry Days is set on Striver's Row in the early 1940s.
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Striver's Row, A Novel by Kevin Baker. This is the third book in Baker's trilogy of historical novels that take place in early 20th century Harlem. Striver's Row is about a young Malcolm X, before he becomes Malcolm X.
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The Strivers' Row Spy by Jason Overstreet. Jason Overstreet's first novel is a historical fiction account of the Harlem Renaissance.Characters include Marcus Garvey, W. E. B Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, Adam Clayton Powell, among other historically significant figures.
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Strivers' Row
one of the writers of “Shuffle Along”, a huge Broadway success in 1921, lived on the Row.
Two of his collaborators, Flournoy Miller and Noble Sissle, called it home as well.
The original “Shuffle Along” launched the careers of Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson
A new version of the show is returning to Broadway. (This time it will include some of the backstory of the original and will feature actors playing Sissle, Miller and Blake. Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell will star and Savion Glover will choreograph.)
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Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, a Harlem native, named a contrafact of Charlie Parker's "Confirmation" after Striver's Row. The piece appears on the 1958 album A Night At The Village Vanguard.
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Jazz singer Cab Calloway mentions Striver's Row in his songs "Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)" and "The Ghost of Smokey Joe".
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Abram Hill's 1940 satirical comedy of manners On Strivers Row, produced with the American Negro Theatre (ANT), concerns "the follies of both social climbing and subtle racism among African Americans during Harlem's Renaissance".
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The Row is mentioned in the song "Harlem Blues" on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues.
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Strivers Row is the name for Penguin Random House publishing imprint created to elevate African American writers.
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One of the chapters of Colson Whitehead's 2001 novel John Henry Days is set on Striver's Row in the early 1940s.
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Striver's Row, A Novel by Kevin Baker. This is the third book in Baker's trilogy of historical novels that take place in early 20th century Harlem. Striver's Row is about a young Malcolm X, before he becomes Malcolm X.
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The Strivers' Row Spy by Jason Overstreet. Jason Overstreet's first novel is a historical fiction account of the Harlem Renaissance.Characters include Marcus Garvey, W. E. B Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, Adam Clayton Powell, among other historically significant figures.
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VH1 reality show. The shop used to be on 113th street and that’s where the show was filmed. They got evicted and it plays out on the show. Now they’re on 125th street.
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50 W 125th StVH1 reality show. The shop used to be on 113th street and that’s where the show was filmed. They got evicted and it plays out on the show. Now they’re on 125th street.
A city landmark building in which Harlem luminaries over the years have lived. @155th street.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-stephanie-st-clair-immigrant-turned-millionaire-who-dominated-harlems-gambling-underground-180977759/
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/24/realestate/streetscapes-409-edgecombe-avenue-an-address-that-drew-the-city-s-black-elite.html
409 Edgecombe Ave
409 Edgecombe AvenueA city landmark building in which Harlem luminaries over the years have lived. @155th street.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-stephanie-st-clair-immigrant-turned-millionaire-who-dominated-harlems-gambling-underground-180977759/
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/24/realestate/streetscapes-409-edgecombe-avenue-an-address-that-drew-the-city-s-black-elite.html
In the Heights:
Most exteriors were shot at 175th street and Audobon Ave in Washington Heights. Some were shot on this block, which was given a 'fakeover' for a few days.
Watch the opening few minutes on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HAR3QBuiiU
This is real NYC life above 96th street. Maybe a little less dancing. Maybe.
43 St Nicholas Ave
43 Saint Nicholas AvenueIn the Heights:
Most exteriors were shot at 175th street and Audobon Ave in Washington Heights. Some were shot on this block, which was given a 'fakeover' for a few days.
Watch the opening few minutes on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HAR3QBuiiU
This is real NYC life above 96th street. Maybe a little less dancing. Maybe.