We found this old 1932 photo of a free standing frame house just outside of the northern borders of Harlem and had to walk the extra block to see if it was still around. It turns out that number 557 West 156th Street still sits on a lot wedged between two apartment buildings just east of Broadway. The church called Our Lady of Esperanza now uses the century old building as a convent house but otherwise, it looks pretty much the same today as it did 80 years ago. The nearest train to this location is the 1 at 157th Street.
Archival photo courtesy NYPL. Current photo by Ulysses
We found this old 1932 photo of a free standing frame house just outside of the northern borders of Harlem and had to walk the extra block to see if it was still around. It turns out that number 557 West 156th Street still sits on a lot wedged between two apartment buildings just east of Broadway. The church called Our Lady of Esperanza now uses the century old building as a convent house but otherwise, it looks pretty much the same today as it did 80 years ago. The nearest train to this location is the 1 at 157th Street. Archival photo courtesy NYPL. Current photo by Ulysses
Very cool. What a little gem. Wonder what it looks like inside.. .
ReplyDeleteThis truly is a gem that looks like it's worth the extra few blocks to go see! A real gem - like your blog.
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