A photo of West 125th Street back in 1932 shows that Seafood eateries have always been popular in Harlem. Nowadays, fish fry shops uptown are abundantly hole in the wall establishments or affordable fast food joints. A couple of unsuccessful, sleekly modern startups popped up on FDB/8th Avenue in the past few years but better businesses that have the old New England Fish & Chips model have not come about yet. Old school seafood or lobster shacks are a big trend downtown and in Brooklyn but Harlem has yet to establish this vintage look uptown for its fry shops.
Photo courtesy of The Museum of the City of New York
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