The apparent church building and thrift store at 104 West 127 Street had scaffolding come down recently to reveal the newly stucco-covered surface. There was a bit of charm to the former facade of the building with its painted brick and old pressed metal cornices up top but everything did look to be falling apart. Walking by this corner just west of Lenox in the past week, we noticed that most of the stucco had been applied and tinted on the top floor with dramatic results. All of the cornices have been removed and cast stone versions have taken their places. It all is definitely an improvement but restoring the original brick and metalwork somehow seems more authentic than this new incarnation of the old buildings in Central Harlem.
Good to see this little church have such a remarkable transformation. Agreed, metal cornices would have been more appropriate but great stucco work.
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