Mar 23Here's what became of Madam C. J. Walker's grand Harlem mansionMadam C. J. Walker, the entrepreneur who launched a hair care business that made her America's first black female millionaire–the subject of "Self Made," a n...
Sep 7, 2019Photos: Harlem's iconic Lenox Lounge is now just another bankIn one of the more egregious examples of a Harlem cultural treasure being erased by crass commercialism, the space where the fabled Lenox Lounge once stood ...
Aug 5, 2019How to find the Billings Arcade, the hidden remains of a spectacular mansion in Fort Tryon ParkWhat was once the entrance to a grand mansion is now a hidden gem in Fort Tryon Park: the Billings Arcade, an arched passage with a remarkable past. Wanderin...
Jun 25, 2019The Mt. Morris Baths may gone, but the space that housed Harlem's gay bathhouse holds a few secretsThe Mt. Morris Baths, once the only gay bathhouse in New York to admit African American men, has been closed since 2003. But the basement of 1944 Madison Ave...
