Monday, September 29, 2014

REMEMBER: ANOTHER SET OF HARLEM PORCHES


Who can guess the location of these Harlem townhouse taken back in 1932.  The buildings in the background no longer exists but somehow these old porches have stuck around for several decades. This is not the famous Astor Row homes but could be just as beautiful if fixed up today.

ANSWER: The lower photo shows the homes today at East 129th between Park and Madison looking the other direction from East to West.  Only one house has lost its porch but another one at the end to the right looks like it will go anytime soon.  Fortunately, this property has a contract out on it and could possibly be restored in the near future: LINK

Archival photo courtesy NYPL

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