This great vintage photograph shows two men hanging out on the sidewalk in Harlem in the early 1970s. The view is from just north of W. 115th Street on Lenox Avenue, looking south. Here is a…
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States so we would not be doing our part in honoring one of our Nation's great heroes without showing you a bit of MLK in New York City.…
Posted recently on reddit to Old School Cool, this great vintage photograph showing an officer in the NYPD playing Duck Duck Goose on the Harlem streets with a group of children. The photo…
Although it's commonly assumed to be a culinary creation of the South, the origin of fried chicken and waffles is traced back to Harlem, New York, where it first appeared on menus in the…
This is a short reenactment of the ending scene in 1993's Sleepless in Seatle, originally featuring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks along with some kid. The iconic scene was filmed on the observation…
From Wikipedia: "Harlem Desire" is a single by Europop duo London Boys. It was originally released in 1987 to limited success. As a result the single was released again in 1989 and featured…
This vintage photograph shows the corner of West 114th Street and 7th Avenue in Harlem back in 1910. At the time, this impressive building belonged to Ansche Chesed Synagogue, however the…
This vintage photograph shows the corner of West 114th Street and 7th Avenue in Harlem back in 1910. At the time, this impressive building belonged to Ansche Chesed Synagogue, however the…
Harlem's City College of New York is the oldest college in the CUNY system, established in 1847. This vintage photograph from 1908 shows Shepard Hall, a neo-gothic masterpiece based on a…
The Fire Watchtower within Marcus Garvey Park was constructed circa 1857, when cast iron towers gave firefighters a spot to look out for fires and ring bells to alert local fire companies.…
