Harlem Bespoke: The new exhibit at The Met showcasing
the life's work of artist Alice Neel mainly focused on portraits but some landscape or interiors provide a peek into East Harlem's past. We new that La Marqueta was the location when we saw the painting of the fish market done in 1947 with the industrial glass in the background. A black and white photo was also included with the presentation of this piece and shows how market under the elevated train tracks on Park Avenue by 116th Street used to be the food hub for El Barrio. There also used to be hundreds of vendors present but only about a dozen can be found today because the purchasing patterns of the neighborhood has drastically shifted. With that said, some infrastructure improvements have been made over the past decade so maybe one day we can return to this. More on reviving La Marqueta can be found in our past post:
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