Friday, July 20, 2012

☞ REMEMBER: Sylvia Woods

Harlem's own Sylvia Woods who founded her famous namesake restaurant 50 years ago passed away last night .  Back in 1962, a little known waitress from South Carolina borrowed money from her mother to buy out the luncheonette that she worked at on 126th Street and Lenox.  Decades later, Mrs. Woods would become a national champion of soul food and an international ambassador of Harlem. Sylvia Woods was 86 years old and will be greatly missed by all of us uptown and the world.   Read more in the Daily News: LINK
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  1. westsiderJuly 20, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Very sad, loss of a legend known internationally.

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  2. mike212July 20, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Rest in Peace Ms. Woods.

    Thank you for all

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  3. GuestJuly 22, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    so sorry to hear that. i never got to visit, but she truly made an impact on the world. you will be missed dearly miss sylvia.

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