Photo courtesy New York Heritage Digital Collection
Who can guess the location of this Harlem retail corner taken circa 1918. The streetcar zipping through the thoroughfare is one clue and the buildings shown in the research photo still exists today. Then there is the slight bit of signage in view that will give the discerning eye all they need to figure this mystery out. An updated photo of the current corner will be posted later in the day.
ANSWER: 7the Avenue looking north towards the corner of 125th Street. Hotel Theresa is at the forefront. Intact corners like this on Harlem's main street are slowly disappearing and it is refreshing to see some of the history still there in this example.
Becasue of the "Teresa" up top i would think 125th St and Seventh Ave (before it was nakes ACP Jr Blvd of course)
ReplyDeleteLooking from the SW corner of Adam Clayton Powell and West 125th Street. The corner of the Hotel Teresa is seen at the Left of the photo.
ReplyDeleteThis is Madison Ave at 125th ..... the NE corner.......There is now a bus stop on that corner. (the trolley was a giveaway!!)
ReplyDeleteObservant viewer, the photo offers a clue in the corner of the building sign, "...ERESA." It's the corner of the Hotel Theresa, at 125th Street and 7th Avenue. As for the building behind the streetcar, it still exists today and is home to Sprint, FedEx, atmos & Starbucks!
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